How To: Not be a retard with file sharing.

andyrightcoast

andyrightcoast

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Disclaimer: I in no way am promoting the downloading of illegal copywrited files. This information is for educational purposes only. Neither I, nor Newschoolers.com are responsible for what the user does with this information.

The absolute sheer mass of retardeds using file-sharing programs incorrectly these days is absolutely astounding. Here's a quick run down on HOW TO NOT BE A FUCKTARD ABOUT FILE-SHARING.

Kazaa: Don't use it. I don't care what anybody says. Kazaa and the whole network itself is junk. It is virus ridden and half the files are dead. In fact, I bet a good chunk of you still use Kazaa because its good access to pr0n. I guarantee that every one of you that has Kazaa, Lite, K++, or whatever installed has some sort of malware/virus/spyware installed on their system from either the program itself, or from a file they've downloaded off the system. The same goes for WinMX, Bearshare, and all other similar P2P filesharing programs.

IRC: IRC used to be the quintessential source for files/music/whatever. Nowadays I find IRC another medium which has become innundated with virii and trojans, however, it is still usable. Though IRC is not really for the unexperianced user. You have to know what you're doing to effectivly find files.

You can download an IRC client from here Mirc.com.

You can search for files here.

Packetnews.com

Heres a good primer on IRC use for filesharing.

Downloading Files from IRC

Bit Torrent: Bit Torrent is one of my favorite ways to get files. It is very simple to use. Install Bit Torrent, find the .torrent file of the file you want to download, double click file, watch it download. This is a good source of files that are popular because Bit Torrent depends on users downloading that same file to upload the parts of the file they've already downloaded to other users.

You can download Bit Torrent from Here.

You can find many Torrent files from Suprnova.org

Or you can search for them at IsoHunt.

Newsgroups: Newsgroups are the original Internet. They require a very long explanation and it requires some practice to be able to use them efficiantly. You need to have an ISP that has a news server. I know mine does. news.charter.com i believe mine is. You need a Newsgroup client. I use Xnews which can be downloaded from Here. If you're decently advanced at using a computer you should be able to figure it out from there. If you search Google you can find some good articles about how to use Newsgroups.

Direct Connect: I'm new to Direct Connect, I just downloaded it the other day, but from what I get, it is a VERY good source of not only music, but movies, games, etc. It REQUIRES that you share a lot, and it takes some digging to download files, but it is very straightforward to use. The download link is right here. Neo-modus.com.

Legal Downloads:There is always iMusic or Napster, both which charge fee's but allow you to download music legally. I use iMusic every once and awhile and it works quickly and its only 99cents per song.

With all P2P and Filesharing programs, I'd scan for adware and viruses constantly. This should be a pretty good primer though to people looking to effectivly get untainted files.

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
here's my problem i dont know that much about all of that^ but i want free music so someone should make an understandable guide to download files

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IT'S AFGHANIMATION!!!
 
That is EXACTLY what that IS...

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
Haha give up trying to intelligently advise NS people... most of the people on here don't speak the language. I use Bittorrent and Limewire (for smaller files). Torrent is too slow for the most part though, I wish there were more clients.... everybody, start using it!

 
^yea right, i got a mac and i run limewire for 'legal' (cough) music

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Roses are red, violets are blue, i like spaghetti, lets go fuck

NS Philosopher
 
bittorent is great!

-Pat Melvin

WBP|films

'people just think they're accomplishing something in their lives by fighting 'the man'.. - mh

 
J.D. do you have a router or something? BT was really slow for me until I set up the port forwarding stuff then it went zwooshie fast.

 
Thank you sir!

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Andrew Franklin

FCHW What?

'Poop is for cool kids. One time at school I saw poop in the trash can. I was in like 1st grade. It might have been chocolate milk on bread though.' -EastCoastPride
 
i dont seem to find that many problems with irc, its pretty easy to use once you get used to it. try to be a ripper or host an fserve to get a voice

 
i stopped using newgroups i thought they were going downhill somewhat.

'Keep on rocking in the free world'
 
Newsgroups are great!

If you have a decent client (I use newsbin, which is fairly decent), a good connection, and know a little bit, you can get just about anything you need. You do have to search for it a little bit, but they're an excellent resource

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(Ross)

SRMC

cBf
 
ok i havent been around on all the programs.. i use shareaza...its p2p and all but i scan viruses semi routinely, i wouild recommend shareaza really

ok dont everyone do this, specially with rareer files k.. once u download alot of files MOVE them to another location , my documents anywhere but your shared folder. that way any spyware or whatever that gets in is illegal cause they are in your personal stuff, make it better ad some medical documents etc in the folder. that solves all the problems except then songs wont be on the network ohwell

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One truly finds himself on razors edge seperating his genius from his sanity.

 
i use mainly DC, but kazaa lite ++ is great too. have never had a problem with adware or viruses.

Taste Death. Live Life.
 
K++ is fiine aslong as you scan your downloads. It has a IP blocker and supposidly this ip blocker can block the riaa too

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Rats in a city!
 
ya but not everything is on newsgroups, because its erased every so many days right? so i mean you can get all teh recent releases, but it was tough for me to find old stuff or semi old stuff? you'd have to request and not everyone will respond

'Keep on rocking in the free world'
 
did i miss something or did you not mention ftp's? not that i know anything about that

-Strode

Abba Zabba, you my only friend
 
Sharing is caring!

And soulseek is the way to go.... that is, if you listen to good music....

Commander of the Silent Army

Viva La Resistance!

 
haha, this is the exact reason i dont like PC's. and whats this acquisition nonsense?

Illigitimi non carborundum- Don't let the bastards get you down.

-Sasha's Dad
 
i usually on mircx.com and before that was on aniverse (which is now pretty much dead) and another that i cant think of at the top of my head

 
what kinda trouble?

-Pat Melvin

WBP|films

'people just think they're accomplishing something in their lives by fighting 'the man'.. - mh

 
MGM contacted my school and i had to beg and plead to not get my network access cut off, and I also had to reformat and give a written statement saying I wouldn't share any more files and had no illegal files on my computer. It was awesome.

 
^that sucks dude, Yeah i use kazaa lite and have been for ages. I've had one virus off it but nothing mahor. Yeah there are the odd corruptted files put in there by the RIAA, but fuck i don't care. If you've got a fast connection it doesnt really matter to much if some of the files are shit.

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Don't be a toad, follow the ski-way code

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www.teamksm.co.uk
 
alot of kids here at CU are starting to use Ares, it still works, and a few use soulseek, thats all that still works here though. I think...

 
here's my theory. get some virus and hacker protection then get kazaa. simple. done.

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East//Side//Films
 
here's my theory. you don't know what you're talking about. done.

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
direct connect/DC++ rocks my world. 9600 songs... and then my external case died.

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Silly Rabbits. Pink is for cheese! –stevexs2

you bettter still have my jagermeister shirt, or I'll fucking drive a train through your anus. – jibtech

numbers are for jewish investment bankers - sleezemcfly

Somedays I like it crunchy, other days I take it up the ass! - Lanemeyers

Looting, it's the new way to buy stuff! - Jib_This
 
yea i use DC here at my university and its by far the best choice, everyone other friend of mine away at school uses its also. way safer than the others cuz the mods go to the school and have the ability to shut down the server anytime they dont feel it is safe

Not being able to speak is not the same as not speaking. You seem as if you like to talk. I like to let people talk who like to talk. It makes it easier to find out how full of shit they are.
 
i have a better one...don't download music, save yourself from having the troubles of all of the above mentioned. I get it from the ipod site or whatever if I really want just one song. Otherwise, I go buy the CD.

-Sara

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skihood.com
 
when was the last time you went skiing andy?? just curious

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Dan Maguire

Yankees Suck

'In rode the Lord of the Nazgul. A great black shape against the fires beyond, he loomed up, grown to a vast menace of despair. In rode the Lord of the Nazgul, under the archway that no enemy ever yet had passed, and all fled before his face.

All save one. There, waiting silent and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax : Shadowfax, who alone among the free horses of the earth endured the terror, unmoving, steadfast as a graven image in Rath Dinen.'

'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
 
Buy CDs???? Uh, sorry, I'm not THAT rich.

'If I eat at McDonalds I usually McVomit all over the McPlace.'

Maximumsushi

'lets all go to hell for having sex!' Lateralis

'jib_this why are you such an ass? all your posts are dissing someone els (sic)' Krongos

'I can't type, I've been drinking' Nolan

Whistler Sucks

 
CDs don't really cost that much. People now are just so used to being able to click a button and get the songs for free. As long as you only buy one or two CDs at a time, it doesn't leave a huge dent in your wallet.

-Sara

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skihood.com
 
I can't ski right now, I'm too busy working 40 hours a week and going to school full time as well. Sorry some people have to work their asses off. So hows this. Fuck you Steve I have more of a life than you ever will. Its not like I sit on my computer doing absolutely nothing. Fucking loser.

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
'as long as you only buy one or two cds at a time, it doesn't leave that much of a dent in your wallet'

Yeah, ok. I once added up what I had spent in CDs over the course of a couple of years. I used an arbitrary $15 price for all of them, which is super low(most were $25). The price tag? Close to $2000. That's not a little dent. It wouldn't be so bad if that moeny went to the bands, but 99.9% of it doesn't. Let's face it: Every time you buy a CD, you get ripped off, and frankly, so does the artist. I don't feel bad for stealing songs on filesharing networks, and neither should anyone else.

'If I eat at McDonalds I usually McVomit all over the McPlace.'

Maximumsushi

'lets all go to hell for having sex!' Lateralis

'jib_this why are you such an ass? all your posts are dissing someone els (sic)' Krongos

'I can't type, I've been drinking' Nolan

Whistler Sucks

 
You're so cool Andy. I'm assuming that you must work in a lard factory because you obviously can't get that fat from having so much of a life.

Yet I don't have a life, that sucks. I just hate how I'm up in the mountains every week, breathing fresh air with a pair of skins on my skis, getting ready to drop into some deep, fresh powder, earning my turns all the wanna. Damnit, I wanna work in a lard factory!!

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'Schmuck...Cruella has garbage can pussy.'

--> Alpentalik

gethyped.net
 
I hate how I'm sitting by a hotel pool right now posting this over the WiFi network in the hotel after going to the NC State/Duke game, because I drove down to North Carolina to chill with my uncle and the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. Oh God, looks like I don't have a life. I don't care if you're in the mountains every weekend skiing. theres no reason to flame me in the first place. I haven't done anything to you.

Yeah, thats right, you = teh owned. Fag. Don't speak again.

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
Wait a sec. You said I was FAT..? WTF? Ok, to those who know me/have met me in person, MC, Darryl, Becca, Adam, someone. Am I fat in the slightest bit? Didnt think so. I weight 178 lbs... I'm pretty much a lightweight. Wow you're dumb.

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
woah.. steve, relax man. seriously. Andy too, although he's just defending himself. But ya, andy is defintly not a fat piece of shit who sites at teh computer. Andy is a super nice, super helpful guy. He's always out doing stuff, and I hardly ever get to talk to him online anymore. I would say, if anything, andy needs to spend more time at the computer, cuase god damn he's good at what he does with it. Anyways, I'm not quite sure what set you off steve, but both of you are super nice guys to me, and I don't understand what the hell is going on. You both love your lives, and do what makes you happy. what else can you ask for?

-Pat Melvin

WBP|films

'people just think they're accomplishing something in their lives by fighting 'the man'.. - mh

 
'here's my theory. you don't know what you're talking about. done.' was what I was replying to. The 'bitch' part was to replace 'done'. and the 'andy needs a fucking life' was to 'you don't know what you're talking about'. I don't really know why I did it either, except the part where he basically called many people on here morons and used words like 'pr0n' which i've only heard come from supergeeks.

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'Schmuck...Cruella has garbage can pussy.'

--> Alpentalik

gethyped.net
 
hey andy you didnt mention me, bitch

Ur not fat but have you stopped the foaming at the mouth thing? that was a bit odd.

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seth

Fairygirl: Why must you be so damn good looking? Why?? lol

nipe: Thats right Diabhal, because we're skiers
 
I'm in a good mood now, so yeah, sorry Andy, I flipped on you for no apparent reason. Seems you've changed since you went crazy trying to defend a pic of yours in a photoshop battle and left NS a short while after that.

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'Schmuck...Cruella has garbage can pussy.'

--> Alpentalik

gethyped.net
 
You take things too literally. Everything I write has a joking context. I use works like 'pr0n' purly in a joking manner. I wrote this post in order to help some people out, which it apparantly did. And sure you may be in a 'better mood now.' You're still a little bitch who attacked me for no reason though.

Here's a correction though. I didn't leave NS because of some doofus insulting my Photoshop work. I left NS because I ceased to ski. I started getting back into skiing so I came back to NS. That is all. There is no deeper meaning than that.

-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.

I coulda been king.

But in my own way, I am king.

Hail to the king, baby!

 
your exgirlfriend might of had something to do with that

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seth

Fairygirl: Why must you be so damn good looking? Why?? lol

nipe: Thats right Diabhal, because we're skiers
 
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