“Overnet has just released the fairly solid version of Overnet 0.41. It is working really well. Now that Overnet is stable we will be doing some maintenance work on the network, also of donkey. We wont be abandoning the donkey since there are certain uses that it is better suited for, namely trading files in [...]

Not file sharing but, Police in Luxembourg have made the largest-ever seizure of pirate CDs in Europe, uncovering what is thought to be a huge, international illegal bootlegging ring… Luxembourg police, assisted by anti-piracy personnel from the international recording industry, raided two warehouses and report having seized around one million infringing CDs, with an estimated [...]

The newest announcement of the emuleproject: ” Version 0.23b is finished. I also have to announce that this is the last eMule version in which I participated. After seven month I deceided it’s time to leave this project. I am no longer able nor willing to spend 6-7 hours per day on six days of [...]

Pexit is a multi-platform, multi-protocol application. It seamlessly implements popular chat and instant messaging protocols such as IRC and TOC, as well as having its own versatile protocol which allows text, audio and video chatting and a graphical whiteboard. Also, Pexit features its own peer-to-peer protocol, and supports others, including OpenNap and gnutella. Pexit is [...]

A new worm has been spotted on Kazaa. The virus was NOT found as a small suspicious executable, fake file, etc., but was attached to genuine programs and their installers (which are not SFX archives, making the user unable to unpack them on his own – the installer has to be executed, which activates the [...]

BadBlue is a fast, small Windows web server that makes sharing files easy and secure. Set up your own password-protected file-sharing server… link with friends’ PC’s… create your own P2P networks… or simply run a file-sharing server that’s so easy anyone can do it. New in version 2.0 (just released): o A great new tabbed [...]

Last week, the MD of Telewest’s broadband content confirmed that he is to leave the cableco. Telewest has no plans at the moment to replace David Docherty although he will carry on as a consultant. Mr Docherty’s departure from Telewest marks a shift in strategy for the cableco. Instead of relying on generating its own [...]

Opening arguments started in the FastTrack Case today. Unlike last week when it seemed certain that Sharman Networks lost the argument,this week there was no clear victor. A lawyer for Fox, Disney and Paramount said in court they (the defendants) have created a place where infringement can take place. While songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike [...]

XNap is a plugin-based filesharing client. Currently it includes an OpenNap plugin, with multiple server support, automatic downloading, resuming of incomplete files, chat, hotlist and an advanced media library. Features a Swing GUI and a terminal mode. Entering the remote queue of WinMX users should be working correctly for all versions of WinMX now, the [...]