Latest word on P2P sharing programs?

Latest word on P2P sharing programs?

I've never have installed a P2P sharing program in any of my computers. I remember that was a time where some program called Kaza was famous. Then I heard there were newer networks, but never got specifics.
Now, I need to install one of those programs to dig in certain stuff I just can't find anywhere else.
What do you recommend me to install?

 

Er, www.utorrent.com?

I don't know if it's what you'd define as P2P, but it kicks ass over anything else.

 

Thanks for the link. Let me ask you something. From where I remember there were some different networks, and then each network had a set of different compatible programs to share stuff.
So, what this utorrent is?
I've seem something called bittorrent a lot, but what's that? the program or the network?

Also, someone recommended me something called "eMule", how about that?

 

I currently use limewire

 

isn't www.limewire.com quite the popular one? I haven't really hard of others

 

Quick run-by.

Go to www.torrentz.com. Search whatever you wish. Download the torrent file. Load uTorrent. File > Add File. Torrent finishes, you unzip, and enjoy.

 

utorrent for big stuff
emule for smaller things

 

I use limewire for single 'items', and utorrent for 'larger items'

utorrent uses the bittorrent protocol, and yeah kazaa was sued into oblivion from what i remember

I need to find an alternative to limewire though

 

I've used both Ares and WinMX. Both have user friendly interfaces.

 

Why Kazaa was sued and the others were kept alive?

 

Torrents are good but are very slow at downloading. Bittorrent is for downloading torrent files. I usually use limewire its currently the BEST out right now. You can try ares too.

- Prilep

 

for me i just love Azureus...its based on Java..but it has excellent stats and monitoring..and many advanced features..like hosting your own torrent..using your own internet connection...rather than a tracker..

before i used BitTorrent client..

 

Mine goes about 4x faster than limewire (the file I was getting before was around 200kb/s (good for me )), they just have a tendency to stop randomly (stopped at 41% of a 1.5GB file)

 

I currently use limewire. It is best for me. I never used others.

 

I Limewire just for mp3's right?
One of the things I want to get is to see if I found a very old version of a development software from the late 80's.

 

eMule is a free program that uses the ed2k network. It's pretty good if you don't have monthly traffic limit.