which gnutella client does everyone use

[wesr]

just wanted to see what everyone is usin for gnutella. i personally like shareaza but i used to use xolox.
If u use another like morphues which no one really cares about, say it.

[evilmegaman]

Originally posted by wesr
If u use another like morphues which no one really cares about, say it.

LOL I use shareaza cuz it has the most features out of all the clients

[Crazy Horse]

Then it's Gnucleus,Xolox & AquaLime (LimeWire) in that order.

[Crazy Horse]

Ares & FreeWire

[Crazy Horse]

Bearshare or Morpheus

[Rickio]

I seem to get best results with aqualime, but have xolox, shareaza and gnucleus. Just the others don't seem as solid as aqualime in regards to getting good results and good download speed all the time.

I have been using gnucleus for a long time and always liked it till I used aqualime. the problem with limewire or aqualime is that some people seem to feel that java is not so good. And actually all versions of limewire or aqualime are not the same. Some of the older versions use less resources and are more efficient.

I am using aqualime version 231 retro with java runtime 131 and from trying the newer versions this combo works real good, makes gnutella seem almost like another network, it really is fast and efficient.

I think the older version of aqualime is still available at unitethecows.com and you can run both versions of java but if you want to run 131 with aqualime I heard it's best to install 131 first.

[evilmegaman]

that's cool rickio right on ^_^

[wesr]

cool, i think ill try aqualime

[evilmegaman]

good choice wesr :)

[TC75580]

I use in this order:

1. Shareaza
2. Gnucleus
3. XoLoX
4. Limewire
5. Ares

Hmm that seems to be the same as yours Crazy Horse. No coincidence - that's the way it should be. Those are the best clients in that order.

[wesr]

I tried ares and it is just a gnutella version of kazaa. it has basically the same interface. and i will not support anything remotely related to something as evil as kazaa. also, i dont get why everyone like gnucleus, i think the interface is bad and it isnt as fast as xolox. Does aqualime have spyware cuz i know limewire does?

[evilmegaman]

NO!Aqualime is made so you can have limewire WITHOUT spyware and adware!

[evilmegaman]

You can also use freewire which has a more recently updated version of limewire and it does ask you to install spyware but you can exclude it ^_^

[jabba|xtra]

I use shareaza the most. Im waiting for a new version of aqualime to show up though. But Shareaza will always be #1.

[Foreverboard]

I just started useing sharzilla, it seems to be good, but I will always have XoloX and Gnucleus around.

[PowerMan57two]

I dont' use any gnutella client, cause gnutella sucks a$$...

[Foreverboard]

Originally posted by PowerMan57two
I dont' use any gnutella client, cause gnutella sucks a$$...

are you a Fasttrack freak?

[PowerMan57two]

I'm a Blubster Freak!!!!

[evilmegaman]

Well that's better than Fasttrack

[Foreverboard]

agreed

[evilmegaman]

Well it appears the once a week updates on shareaza have been discontinued.. Maybe he'll do it once a month now instead.

[Shareaza]

Heheh, sorry. :)

Its actually interesting to note that the rate of development of Shareaza is exactly the same -- the part which is taking longer (and delaying releases) is beta testing!

In the last release for example, everything was actually done just 3 or 4 days after the previous one, yet it took another week from then to get the necessary testing done to confirm that everything was cool. And even then, there were some things which snuck through. This time around the new features have been ready for almost a week already, but its just an issue of getting the testing done.

I guess testing takes longer now because now that Shareaza is a widely accepted product, people really expect it to work and would get very upset if it had even minor bugs. Compare that to the early days when it was cool just to see it as a novelty program.

Having said all that.. I hope it does not ever take more than 2 weeks between releases. I'm still pusing for the next release to be ASAP, like the next few days.

[evilmegaman]

cool mike I can't wait! ^_^

[backmann]

Except for Limewire, those clients are only for Windows. Mac and Linux users use other clients.

Ivan
"In the dark we make a brighter light"

[TC75580]

I guess testing takes longer now because now that Shareaza is a widely accepted product, people really expect it to work and would get very upset if it had even minor bugs. Compare that to the early days when it was cool just to see it as a novelty program.

The early days? How long has Shareaza been around ;)

Anyway Shareaza is a great program, but I get really frustrated at how it's such a system hog.

[evilmegaman]

I got someone else to use shareaza who was using kazaa! Who would want kazaa when you can have SHAREAZA!

[MamiyaOtaru]

Today I was looking at my connections tab and I had an ultrapeer connection to Swapper.. I didn't know about it at all, and it does ultrapeers. Nice.

Myself, of the choices listed I would choose LimeWire (though I use AquaLime 255 myself of course :D )

After that would be Gnucleus and Shareaza. Phex is ok (though lagging behind) and I also have BearShare for testing and comparing (it always loses hehe)

[evilmegaman]

You should make a list of things that compares aqualime to limewire :D

[backmann]

Those results do not reflect the reality. If you want to know which is the most popular client, just take a look at your connections window.

Ivan
"In the dark we make a brighter light"

[evilmegaman]

Ok I looked and limewire and Shareaza are the most popular.

[jimferra]

Originally posted by Crazy Horse
Then it's Gnucleus,Xolox & AquaLime (LimeWire) in that order.
hi there might you have aqualime255?? i had it then deleted it :( is miss it if you do can you email to me?

[AnimeDood]

gnucleus is really good. its the only gnutella program i like

[Crazy Horse]

I sent you an e-mail where to get it.

[whiff]

I am a longtime LimeWire advocate (and occasional BearShare and FastTrack client user) who has converted heart-and-soul to Shareaza. It has all the detailed views and advanced options to satisfy the geek in me. Shareaza kicks @ss and I learned about it right here, at Zeropaid.

[jonoman007]

I switched from bearshare and kazaa lite.I use shereaza and filetopia now
:fire

[evilmegaman]

filetopia ain't gnutella dude...

[Sockfulloflove]

out of those 5 i use shareaza, but not that much. the program i use the most is soulseek.

[RainDancer]

I like Shareaza!
It is pretty straight forward and easy to use, I would like it if downloads were a little faster, but other wise it is great.

[12345678910]

I Use BearShare !!!!!!!!

[Nothingface5384]

i havent used gnutella in a long time...but i would recoment shareaza..new one i heard will be out soon or aqualime:D

[hawkburn]

I rarely use Gnutella, but when I do I usually use BearShare and occasionally Shareaza, and I dont know why I like BearShare, I just do....

[John W. Lindh]

I'm a fan of LimeWire, - mainly because it's open source and plattform independent.

[Juggalo15]

I have the Newest verison of limewire,all the spyware PRE-REMOVED,if you would like it PM me.:wings

Thats for anyone who doesnt like limewire because of spyware:cross

[Psilaxs]

If i was forced to use one it would be shareaza.
Great interface, awesome options, slick piece of software, just
wish it was connected to a better network :(


On a side not, this is funny, First time i downloaded and installed shareaza, i searched for, the downloaded some files.
I was freaked out "no way!! a gnutella client is NEVER this fast!" Come to find out, it was set to show killobits instead of bytes(By Default). :( so in reality that 180Killobyte per second download was only around 22K which is not fast for a movie. BUMMER

[Munchables]

Gnutella sux so bad. But if you are going to use gnutella then use G2 so go shareaza. Still FastTrack all the way DC some times eDonkey at the very least.

[MoonMan]

Originally posted by Psilaxs
If i was forced to use one it would be shareaza.
Great interface, awesome options, slick piece of software, just
wish it was connected to a better network :(


Agreed. I would much rather use Fasttrack, DC, or anything besides Gnutella. Shareaza has a cool interface too, but watch out everyone if I note the bad things I might get flamed by the Shareaza Gestapo.

Another OK Gnutella client is Gnucleus. IMHO They are the ones that have put the most effort into stablizing the Gnutella network (and deserve the most credit thus far).

[CrAzYMaNiAk54]

LoL.. Shareaza Gestapo.. That was funny
Anyway, when it comes to gnutella, there is only one choice to pick from AS OF now... Shareaza =)

[Chamma]

I use Shareaza :wings great pogram....

[kevoid]

The sig says it all.

[MusikBeatz23]

I DONT LIKE GNUTELLA ITS NOT THAT GOOD I HAVE TRIED MOST OF THEM WELL I HAVE TRIED ALL THAT U MENTION BUT ILL STICK 2 P2P MUCH ESIER 2 USE AND NOT THAT MUCH HASSLE... :fire

[kevoid]

Originally posted by MusikBeatz23
I DONT LIKE GNUTELLA ITS NOT THAT GOOD I HAVE TRIED MOST OF THEM WELL I HAVE TRIED ALL THAT U MENTION BUT ILL STICK 2 P2P MUCH ESIER 2 USE AND NOT THAT MUCH HASSLE... :fire



True, Gnutella sucks big ass but it is still P2P. Also if you don't like regular Gnutella try Gnutella2(G2). It's nothing like the Gnutella you're used to --> http://www.shareaza.com/

Sorry for all the advertising.. :)

[chuckv64]

I like shareaza for a gnutella client followed by gnucleus. Bearshare is the biggest piece of crap in the p2p field.

[evilmegaman]

Originally posted by MusikBeatz23
I DONT LIKE GNUTELLA ITS NOT THAT GOOD I HAVE TRIED MOST OF THEM WELL I HAVE TRIED ALL THAT U MENTION BUT ILL STICK 2 P2P MUCH ESIER 2 USE AND NOT THAT MUCH HASSLE... :fire

WTF???? Gnutella is P2P...... explain yourself... that is a completely dorky post... by the way I use shareaza mostly, sometimes aqualime and third comes gnucleus

[toddot4u]

yea gnutella is just a network and the programs u use on gnutella are p2p so get ur head out of ur ass for a change and shareaza hands down the best p2p right now besides irc but that aint a p2p now is it....

[CrAzYMaNiAk54]

Shareaza, shareaza, followed by shareaza.. and the last one shareaza =) Oh by the way i have one more.. Shareaza

[Captinspliff]

who keeps on bumping these really old threads ??

this started in August last year ppl let it die

oh and yes i'm aware of the irony of this post :)

[tipsterno1]

I hated the Gnutella network before shareaza came along, tried others but just couldn't get on with them. Still prefer fasttrack for small file though. :shy

[gnutellafan]

Originally posted by evilmegaman
Ok I looked and limewire and Shareaza are the most popular.

Of the ppl that posted here. In fact the shareaza user base is so enthusiastic that you could get the mistaken impression that it was the most popular client on gnutella. In fact Bearshare, gnucleus, and Limewire are the biggest three gnutella clients.

I prefer Bearshare since it uses so few system resources and its stability is rock solid. I can run it 24/7 and never have a problem with it and my computer can still function while its running. It is behind shareaza on the features but thats because they take more time to be sure that each feature they add is soooo stable and optimized.

I continue to try every gnutella client as they are updated and nothing has pulled me away from Bearshare, its simply the most amazing P2P client out there. Also, you can expect ed2k links and PFSP w/ TTH in the next release.

[Ken17625]

who keeps on bumping these really old threads ??

this started in August last year ppl let it die

oh and yes i'm aware of the irony of this post :)


Someone must have voted on the poll. Things like this happen every once and a while.

[Captain_FLX]

ShareAza all the way :D

[Monyak]

I can undertand you guys using Shareaza, but the rest of the list of programs using the Gnutella network? I always sorta thought that the Gnutella network existed mainly because of Shareaza. Their interface and options seem to be the best of all Gnutella network programs.

[Anenga2]

Originally posted by Monyak
I can undertand you guys using Shareaza, but the rest of the list of programs using the Gnutella network? I always sorta thought that the Gnutella network existed mainly because of Shareaza. Their interface and options seem to be the best of all Gnutella network programs.
Well, perhaps some people use Limewire because they use Linux or OSX. Other than that, I couldn't tell you why they use any of the others... =) (Maybe people like open source who use Gnucleus?)

They shouldn't use Xolox, that client is lightyears behind.

[Sephiroth]

Originally posted by Monyak
I can undertand you guys using Shareaza, but the rest of the list of programs using the Gnutella network? I always sorta thought that the Gnutella network existed mainly because of Shareaza. Their interface and options seem to be the best of all Gnutella network programs.

Not really.. Shareaza might be popular with some mainly those who dont want ads, "advanced" users, and etc. The interface isnt best for a new user at all..

But gnutella isnt dependant on shareaza.. Plus other programs dont have groups of their users over here spamming, tilting polls/news stories towards their views by posting them as "anonymous" and etc..

[evilmegaman]

Shareaza's good. bearshare's ok XoloX is bad Swapper Phex and Limewire are best for advanced users, and Shareaza's barely a gnutella program anymore. But bearshare seems to be very n00b oriented though...


opinions are Assholes d00ds!

[Sephiroth]

Originally posted by evilmegaman
[BBut bearshare seems to be very n00b oriented though...
[/B]

They put all the advanced settings in the ini file. Some settings have hardcoded limits but that is to prevent people from missetting their program and messing up the network which misconfigured servents were a problem in the past.

Because noobs were messing with some of the network settings cand they dunno what they are doing.

[Theinfamousone]

I'm blown away this many people still use Gnutella. I thought it was a relic. A well intentioned network that has been leeched to death.

After Napster died, I used Bearshare for a couple weeks. It was ancient and primitive of course, but it was so leech ridden that it made Winmx queues look tame. I went to Kazaa and have never looked back.

After hearing all of the Shareaza hype on Zeropaid, I downloaded it. For videos, there is about 3% of the content as Winmx and Kazaa, and not much better chance of getting the files there. For music, it's ALRIGHT, but mainly it's just nice to know that if all else fails, Gnutella is a nice unstoppable network that for all it's problems, might be the P2P savior once again.

[nasrules]

Originally posted by Captinspliff
who keeps on bumping these really old threads ??

this started in August last year ppl let it die

oh and yes i'm aware of the irony of this post :)

its happened yet agen :(