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LouDog
10-01-2003, 06:00 PM
Whatsup everyone. Im new here and i got a question. Does anyone know which p2p program is the best for not mainstream music, im into the reggae ska dub, so im looking for d/l from Longbeach Shortbus, LBDA, Dread Ashanti and others like that.....can anyone help....TY
Roadblock
10-01-2003, 06:12 PM
Hello LouDog, and Welcome to the Herd!

As far as which p2p is best, you should get many opinions on this. SoulSeek is good for "out of the mainstream music," and WinMX still has many rarer files, if you are willing to wait in line for a long time.
Lion7718
10-01-2003, 06:28 PM
Originally posted by LouDog
Whatsup everyone. Im new here and i got a question. Does anyone know which p2p program is the best for not mainstream music, im into the reggae ska dub, so im looking for d/l from Longbeach Shortbus, LBDA, Dread Ashanti and others like that.....can anyone help....TY

I would try Soulseek...they are known for having rarer stuff.
LouDog
10-01-2003, 08:41 PM
aright thanks guys....
LouDog
10-01-2003, 08:45 PM
actually do u know where i can d/l soulseek?
LouDog
10-01-2003, 09:04 PM
never mind that, i downloaded it, but when i try to connect i get this error.

Could not resolve server address. If your internet connection is up, this might be a temporary problem with your name resolution service.

has anyone else ever got that?
Roadblock
10-01-2003, 10:26 PM
Yep, sure have. The SoulSeek server goes down fairly frequently. It ususally comes back on within a few hours. Try it again later. It is a good program other than that. You can even set up a private network to share files with friends of your own choice, and no one else can search or connect to you. ;)
LouDog
10-02-2003, 03:41 PM
Its a day later and its still happening. Could it be something w/ my comp?
c0lin
10-02-2003, 05:16 PM
make sure your firewall isnt blocking it

its the only thing i an thing of on 'your end' :cool:
LouDog
10-07-2003, 04:40 PM
how do i know if my firewall is blocking it and what do i have to do to unblock it?
Cassavus
10-07-2003, 05:52 PM
Hello there LouDog! Welcome to the community! What firewall do you have? And with most/all firewalls, when a program is trying to connect to the net for the first time, the firewall pops up asking if you want to allow the program to connect. And in the case of SoulSeek, you would of course anwser yes. :)

I've been using SoulSeek like mad man lately! It's become my fav p2p program. I was just using it too, so you might try connecting now. :)
Cassavus
10-07-2003, 05:56 PM
It also seems that the SoulSeek webpage as moved from slsk.org to http://www.slsknet.org/

You can get the latest version there. I bet the reason why you can't connect is because you got the first 149 version. Which was later replaced by a fixed 149 version that fixed this DNS connection problem. So go to the site above and get the 149b version. It should work! :)
berks
10-07-2003, 06:21 PM
One really good program to use for rare stuff is filetopia. You can join and search channels according to your tastes and most channels are pretty friendly.
Carrie
10-08-2003, 12:48 AM
I have no comment on this really, Other than I agree with the rest of the herd.

I really just wanted to Welcome you to the herd *L*
Cassavus
10-08-2003, 12:10 PM
hey look on the front page! a new version of soulseek has been released today, version 149c!
multi
10-09-2003, 09:23 AM
i use this program in linux called nicotine to connect to soulseek..

i like soulseek for getting .rfl files for reason..(only place i have ever found them);)