ablang
07-28-2000, 07:45 AM
Which one is 2nd best and why?
Similar Napster Programs Operating
July 27, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As Napster Inc. faces shutting down, other
file-sharing services similar to the company remain in operation.
While some provide online directories to songs through central computer
servers the way Napster does, others use distributed networks, where
each logged-on user acts as a server. That enables even more connections
than directories with a central server.
Napster's ``MusicShare'' software, Scour Exchange, iMesh and CuteMX
update directories to songs via central servers. Gnutella and Freenet
are programs which used the distributed system.
Napster was designed to search only for shared MP3 files. Scour
Exchange, iMesh and CuteMX can be used to search for audio, video
and images. Gnutella and Freenet are ``file agnostic'' and can be used to share all file types.
Also, another free program called Wrapster is available on the Internet
which allows any file to be disguised as an MP3 file and transmitted via Napster.
All these programs are available on the Internet and are free to download and use.
On the Net:
http://www.napster.com
http://gnutella.wego.com
http://www.scour.com
http://www.imesh.com
http://freenet.sourceforge.net/
http://www.cuteftp.com/products/cutemx/
Similar Napster Programs Operating
July 27, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As Napster Inc. faces shutting down, other
file-sharing services similar to the company remain in operation.
While some provide online directories to songs through central computer
servers the way Napster does, others use distributed networks, where
each logged-on user acts as a server. That enables even more connections
than directories with a central server.
Napster's ``MusicShare'' software, Scour Exchange, iMesh and CuteMX
update directories to songs via central servers. Gnutella and Freenet
are programs which used the distributed system.
Napster was designed to search only for shared MP3 files. Scour
Exchange, iMesh and CuteMX can be used to search for audio, video
and images. Gnutella and Freenet are ``file agnostic'' and can be used to share all file types.
Also, another free program called Wrapster is available on the Internet
which allows any file to be disguised as an MP3 file and transmitted via Napster.
All these programs are available on the Internet and are free to download and use.
On the Net:
http://www.napster.com
http://gnutella.wego.com
http://www.scour.com
http://www.imesh.com
http://freenet.sourceforge.net/
http://www.cuteftp.com/products/cutemx/