downloading music

can someone help me out with this i just dont quite get it i went to internet archives to download a show i loaded winamp and the shorten plugin i am trying to download a lossles. it took like 7hrs for one song.28mbts? is this typical? what is a ftp. server? i also have a download accelerator but it didnt seem to work with this file? is there any way to speed this up whith these types of files?

 

How fast is your internet connection ?

 

Do I understand you correctly? Are you on an FTP website, and trying to download the song using Winamp? Try THIS next time. RIGHT click on the files name that you see. A menu will popup. A windows menu. Click on "Save Target As" and choose a place on your hard drive that you'll remember. Save the file there. Later, you can navigate BACK to it, Double click it, and Winamp will PLAY it.

 

Cheap bastard your life well remain a miserable. my advice try difrent programs and see wish one you get the highest speed . try Bearshare . Limewire. forget WINMX they suck . i dont care for kazaa either.

 

well you didnt have to be rude spliff i just started using a computer other than in house warhouse stuff man!! live were i do and we will see how cheap you get and by the way im not i have supported people that were in dire straights many times how bout you!!!!! thanks matt ill give it a try i think its the lossless im trying to deal with i just dont understand it all !!!!! peace!!

 

soul rebel is there a way that i can ask my comp. to answer that question ??? thank you to!!!

 

spliff im sorry if my reply to you was harsh! i know my pc. is a piece of sh^%#%$it im just trying to learn and yes im broke!! but i have learnd a lot in 4mo. ill keep on this piece of crap till im comfortable and have the bucks to get better sorry if i took your post wrong but im not cheap! just finaicialy challenged! peace

 

HEHE is a bitch to download music with out DSL or Cable . Your best Bet is Bearshare Since you dont get cut off belief me i try every other ones. Try to update your modem driver. i call you cheap bastard becouse of your conection not your pc the pc processor speed or quality is not important internet conection is i give you some advice . here it goes = if you have a friend with decent DSL or CABLE ask him if you can use his conection for 1 or 2 hours max each weekend or what ever ..you can download a shit ton of music in 2 hours. dont forget to defrag your hard drive after your done.

 

and run a antivirus just in case and spyware removal . so far i had no problem with bear .

 

I despise Bearshare...if I absolutely need to use a FastTrack client I go for K-Lite Resurrection. I prefer Limewire Pro, which I have no problem keeping a connection on (it just has a smaller selection of music)...

 

well here is my problem is the shows im trying to down load are not the typical whats avail. they are obscure put into the archives by second partys with permission does that make a difference they wont let them on as mp3s????

 

and i do appreiciate all of you !!!i still dont understand what an ftp server is???

 

Actually i find WinMx very useful and i get surprisingly fast speeds. 30kbp/s-300kbp/s.

As for the original poster. If you are trying to find music over FTP's or http servers you will not get very far due to the shitty copyright laws...use bittorrent,irc,DC++,or winmx.

F(File)T(Transfer)P(Protocol) was a simple protocol created in 1985 used for sending and recieving files through sockets. I am currently developing my own ftp client

 

Where are you getting this music from?

FTP : File Transfer Protocol. An FTP server is a computer that is used to store files, these files can be accessed from a remote location (ie Via the internet) on port 21 (the port that FTP uses).

To access a FTP server you need an FTP client, internet explorer has one built into it but it's pretty crappy....

 

you can despise all you want but every major song from the 60s and 70s is there . and i have try all the others popular ones nothing beats bearshare . winmx is big fucking joke. limewire is conected to bearshare so big deal i have downloaded music and once in a while the source is limewire since the bearshare window tell you . and yes i had limewire before more than once. the only other better than bear is bit torrent but is more complex plus the dick wants $10.00 donation.

 

a long time ago winmx was not too bad but then everybody wanted but did not wanted to share and would diconect you in a heart beat. speed wise it was never faster than Bear . OF course bearshare is link to my city so maybe thats why im getting higher speed on my DSL. AND before i go bear is conected to limewire and a bunch of other i forgot the names . But i had try every popular program and then some i end up removing them and keep my bear. now music taste also can make a big difrence . but all the shit from 60s 70s is there 89% of the time. with reliable conection that dont drop or put you on a waiting list a mile long.

 

try bearshare now your going to have to put up with the slow download . a dedicated phone line from the pole sometimes helps i had to do it with DSL .

 

http://www.bearshare.com/ you well see the the 5.00 free version dont bother with the Pro but run a spyware cleaner after you install it.

 

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download726.html spycleaner removal tool

 

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ spyware removal tool get both.