Good FREE STP's (example, LimeWire)

[BIGDOGquake3]

Well LimeWire isnt that great but could you guys tell me about some other good ones? Thanks in advance.

 

[kendall]

what does STP stand for?

 

[edX]

BigDog - you're not new around here. pay attention. this subject comes up every other week. please do a site search for 'p2p' and read the countless other threads that have attempted to answer this question.

 

[toast]

Rankings go from * to ***.

Software - Platform - Search ability - Speed
_________________________________

LimeWire ? Java ? Search *** ? Speed *
XNAP - Java ?_Search *** ?_Speed **
Acquisition - Cocoa - Search ** ?_Speed ***
+ a few MacPhex and other programs, which I don't know very well.

All on Version Tracker.

May I recommend you stop P2P to start client/server filesharing through Carracho. This is my humble and very personal advice. As said here a week or two ago .

www.carracho.com

 

[BIGDOGquake3]

Hey, kendall. I ment FTP

 

[Orbit]

try edonkey i still like limewire tho

 

[symphonix]

Lets not get confused here! FTP is a file transfer protocol based on a server and clients, and is used for providing files to the public and for uploading to websites.
P2P means "Peer-To-Peer" networking, which means a decentralised file-sharing network.
Programs like Napster and AudioGalaxy both relied on a central service to provide their file-sharing capabilities, and both are no longer freely available. A P2P system uses no central server.
Carracho, DMX and Hotline are good options, though technically they aren't P2P but client-server.
My favourite P2P is Aquisition - its pretty fast and searches both gnutella and morpheus networks at the same time.