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P2P Software for the Mac?

NeptalTim asks: "I've recently started using the Mac as my primary computer again after a hiatus of several years. All 'switch' jokes aside, I'm liking it very much, except for the decided lack of good P2P software. I always used Kazaa on Windows, but the best app I've found for the Mac is Limewire, which is a tad slow to say the least. What do Slashdot readers in the Mac community use for P2P?" I've been using iSwipe for a short amount of time and have found it useful. It's no WinMX, but it works. What other P2P programs have you found that you like?

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  1. My solution by skinfitz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have a server running WinMX that I use my iBook with terminal services client to control.

    All my media content (all copyright free, naturally) is centrally held on the server.

    Does it matter what platform ones software runs on so long as it works? You use the best tool for the job. The Mac isn't it when it comes to P2P.

  2. Re:Don't steal music by rlowe69 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Don't steal music. Its wrong and it hurts musicians and people in the industry.

    Just because he asked about guns doesn't mean he's going to go out and shoot people.

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  3. Re:Don't steal music by orangesquid · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Its wrong and it hurts musicians and people in the industry.

    Hell, man, I would *LOVE* it if my band started getting traded on P2P software. We're an underexposed, underbooked multi-genre band from Delaware, and we just want an audience beyond our friends and friends' friends...
    (fz.os.us.eu.org if you're curious)

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