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WinMX seems to be about the only P2P without any spyware/adware that I can find.

What are the security/safety issues with leaving winMX running while I sleep?

My firewalll picks up 20-30 intrusion attempts a night. Not sure if they're WinMX related though.

For years and for thousands of downloads, I've never to my knowledge had a virus come through P2P... Is the risk really all that great?

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hi'

I use ABC (yet another bit-torrent), and I'm pretty satisfied, I leave it on all night sometime, and never had a problem :o

anyone tried it and liked it or is there better?

abc has a nice function, the web-service that allow you to play with your IP, as bit-tornado

francois

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Bitcomet from www.download.com is fantastic. I'm currently downloading(in total) at 62Kb/s and uploading at 27 Kb/s. One screen for all downloads and also you can alter upload speeds and change the port to a random port.

If this is below average then let me know and I'll try something better.

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20-30 detections is normal for any computer connected via broadband. Winmx is not a direct source of viruses (unless of course you download a program with a virus). It only needs two open ports through your firewall, which viruses don't attack, and which aren't vulnerable. It can even work without any open ports, but in a limited, slow sense.

I think people are afraid of P2P viruses because most don't scan their downloaded files for viruses. You are what you download, and only you can be blamed for what you download, not the network.

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WinMX is my choice. Compared to kazza (or others) I've yet to hear artifacts in the odd track which fcks up play back, MP3 RW etc.

Before, I was having to search an entire disc that won't play other than on my laptop, after the fact, to ferret out the offending track. Any program for this specific function? (tried several mP3 'fixers', great for eq, volume stabilisers etc but no go for artifact seek n delete)

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