Thread: eXeem public beta officially released

Thanks for the feedback CC. Beware when you close the app too, I have heard it doesn't always shutdown when you think it should and remains resident after closing.

I think that Overpeer is going to be having a field day with this new 'network' - release a bogus file and have 98% of the upload bandwidth needed to spread it provided by the victims themselves.

The only way that eXeem will work is if everyone ignores the 'search' feature and only downloads from verified link sites. (but then you would not need to switch from using Bittorrent for that)

I am always glad whenever a new P2P comes out, but I think that eXeem's capabilities have been over-hyped. I strongly believe that eXeem needs to remove or greatly modify their 'publish torrent' feature because it makes it much too easy to anonymously release fakes. This new network's promoted "search and download" method is very susceptible to being corrupted by fake files.

The oft-repeated claim is that by providing a user-rating feature for posting an opinion of each file will be an adequate defense against bogus files. But the reality is that a comment section for each file will do very little because Overpeer and their ilk can post a release and then hold back on the last few chunks needed to complete the file - so a fake can be spread far and wide with minimal resources from the originator. Since there is no way to check a file for verification until at least one person completes it, a fake file may already be well advanced in the process of downloading by scores of people before it ever gets tagged as fake.

In addition to having a file-rating system, a user-rating system would be an even more valuable tool in determining if the file originator has a proven record of trustworthiness, but eXeem seems to have no future plans for this.

If eXeem could add some additional security features that BT does not have - for instance; partial proxying or IP spoofing, or even compartmentalizing chunk-trading groups - anything that would give it a qualitative edge over BT. But until then, there is no substantial reason that I can see why anyone should yet give up BitTorrent in favor of Exeem.

Just downloaded eXeem and the speeds were mediocre but then I ran Spybot S&D and got a hit for Cydoor. I'm now going to uninstall eXeem. There are SO many alternatives out there that I don't need to look at ads and have adware installed on my comp in order to get torrents.

I must say I feel a little betrayed by Sloncek who felt that the inclusion of Cydoor was necessary.

The program just isn't worth it IMHO.

Originally Posted by Leiflvr

Just downloaded eXeem and the speeds were mediocre but then I ran Spybot S&D and got a hit for Cydoor. I'm now going to uninstall eXeem. There are SO many alternatives out there that I don't need to look at ads and have adware installed on my comp in order to get torrents.

I must say I feel a little betrayed by Sloncek who felt that the inclusion of Cydoor was necessary.

The program just isn't worth it IMHO.

Cydoor wasn't necessary but it is paying the bills isn't it. Something is just wierd with this whole thing. The best source for torrents now sending out adware...Just feels wrong.

Exeem does not seem to be able to generate either torrent files or exeem: links for any files except files that you have already downloaded fron the eXeem network.

If I want to release a file that's on my hard drive, the only way to do it is to 'publish' it on the exeem network. Anyone who downloads the file can then create a torrent or hashlink to post on a forum. This basically forces everyone to share new files only on the exeem network instead of being able to release them through website posts.

Another shortcoming is that it is very easy for a fake-file spewer to impersonate someone when releasing a bogus file. Let's say that I built up a reputation for putting out quality releases, well, anyone (such as maybe Overpeer) could login as ME and release fake files under my name. On other P2P networks like Filetopia it's impossible for anyone else to steal my name without knowing my encryption key. Emule also uses key exchange between peers to prevent imposters from stealing download credits.

And then there's the obvious question of whether going from an opensource, decentralized P2P like Bittorrent to a proprietary, centralized, spyware-laden P2P such as Exeem would really be a step in the right direction?

But the defining point of what will make or break this new network is whether or not the BitTorrent veterans will abandon BT and instead release their files on eXeem? I seriously doubt that.

I agree. There's something just "off" about eXeem. Plus the best thing about Suprnova was the moderation of the torrents. There is none with eXeem and there already appears to be Kiddie porn files floating around .

Now there is a way to exclude adult content which is great but there are too many chances to get ****ed over with this type of app. I don't need to get a whole ton of viruses and crap that'll turn my comp into a $1500 paperweight.

I'm taking a pass on eXeem for now.