Win MX is GONE!!!

Winmx is no longer working because they are the latest victims of RIAA. They shut it down. Its no longer free, you have to pay for it. They even took down the main website.

WinMx UP & RUNNING again

Read Josef Minde above your message - I followed the instructions and my WinMX is back online for free (yeah baby)

Thanks Josef, excellent work, well done. :angel:

fao josef minde

love you! ive got winmx back!!! hehe... who would've thought just adding a host to the party would've made it work...

Hosts and openaps

JMO but japs have literally trashed whatever is left of the ability to connect to winmx. They have formulated a way to Stack numbers of them into your download queues so that they are 'connected' to your files, while you have slim chance of downloading. This is not casual observation but detected practice and unless winmx reformulates to prevent this..its is doomed.
If you notice when you attempt to download a file for example, you might be No. 4 or some low number in that queue. It will have multiple other downloaders all of MUCH higher number. They ARE connect since you will note their speed indicator is GREEN(thats the clue). So while you waid for a file you may never get, they are already taking from you even though you may not even be sharing. They are taking from the upload side. This has been going on for some time now. Don't ask me HOW this is happening..it just is.

lets make a mega list of p2p

LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Popular file-sharing site WinMX.com ceased operating and the New York office of another, eDonkey.com, appeared to be closed, in the continuing legal fallout among underworld peer-to-peer music services, industry sources and users said on Wednesday.
The turmoil among file-sharing networks follows the landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that held anyone who distributes a device used to infringe copyright is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by others.

In the wake of the decision, the trade group Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last week sent out "cease-and-desist" letters to seven file-sharing groups. A spokeswoman for the RIAA declined to name the targets.


Popular file-sharing sites BearShare, eDonkey and WinMX were reportedly among the targets.

The decentralized nature of most peer-to-peer file-sharing software makes it uncontrollable once it is released over the Internet. However, shutting off sites where users first download the software may strangle the flow of new users.

"There's certainly a big realignment of networks going on after the RIAA letters. Everyone is going to see a fallout since the ruling is making it tough for these companies to exist," said Marc Morgenstern, vice president for Loudeye, during the Digital Hollywood conference in Santa Monica.

An eDonkey executive with a Boston phone number was not immediately available to comment. Industry sources said the phone in the New York office had been disconnected.

A spokesman for Frontcode Technologies, developers of the WinMX application, could not be located to comment.

Users in both Europe and North America complained that the WinMX site (http://www.winmx.com)) was unavailable throughout the day on Wednesday. Free Peers Inc., backers of BearShare, did not respond to attempts to contact them via e-mail.

The latest developments come on the heels of a pending deal in which file-sharing service Grokster Ltd. is set to be acquired by Mashboxx LLC, a new company formed with the intent of establishing a legal peer-to-peer music company, sources familiar with the matter said.

A spokesman for Mashboxx, formed by former Grokster President Wayne Rosso and other partners, declined comment.

Michael Page, a lawyer for Grokster, which makes software that has been widely used to illegally swap music over the Internet, also declined to comment.

Both Grokster and Morpheus, distributed by StreamCast Network Inc., were on the losing end of the Supreme Court's ruling.

SHOTGUN WEDDINGS IN THE MAKING

The Rosso spokesman declined to comment on the talks with Grokster but said he expects the Mashboxx service to launch in the next few months. Mashboxx has announced a licensing deal with Sony Corp. and is talking with other major labels.

The sources familiar with the matter said the pending deal with Mashboxx helped pave the way for settlement discussions between Grokster and the major record labels.

Michael Weiss, Morpheus's chief executive, declined to comment on whether his company had engaged in settlement discussions.

Last June, the Supreme Court sent the case against Grokster and Morpheus back to a lower courts for further action on whether or not the file-sharing networks encouraged its users into infringing action.

Weiss has said he is confident Morpheus can prove it did not induce copyright violation. On Wednesday, he said he was awaiting his next date in court in mid-October.

The current generation of file-sharing networks are all descendants of the original music-sharing phenomenon Napster, which was forced to shut down, and now operates as a legal music service.

However, peer-to-peer technology has lived on in programs like WinMX, which represent a sort of transitional generation of media-sharing programs between the pioneering Napster and more modern programs like Gnutella and eDonkey.

Despite the legal wrangling, free file-sharing has persisted and many in the industry believe it is about to embark on a new era in which it will finally be embraced commercially by media companies for legitimate purposes.

"Six months from now, P2P usage will be beyond what it is today," said Weiss during a panel at the Digital Hollywood conference.

Clear Channel

I am curious if Clear Channel (you know the communist folks who allow you to hear what THEY want you to hear) is in this bed with the US Government and Corporate Amerika.

i did start downloading one track, seemed to be working ok, but then i couldnt be bothered and went to back. i assumed that the reason there was more of a queue and less options is purely cz there's less people with the knowledge on how to restart it. so not as many people connected

seadragon that is a old Article (relatively) & incorrect

SEADRAGON that is a old Article (relatively) & incorrect. For example, eDonkey is not out of business and still working (as far as two days ago). It's headquarters was moved from New York to New Jersey - MORE THAN A YEAR AGO (unless you call locating in New Jersey being dead, but that's another story ...). That's just one of the many things that article got wrong.

I've got much more info including additional stuff on being able to connect to WinMX again & things you need to do to keep out the RIAA, but don't have the time right now ... I will post again later. ONE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT THOUGH:

DO NOT SIGN UP ON THE "WINMXSOFTWARE.COM/UK" SITE, ITS NOT BY THE REAL WINMX DEVELOPER!!!!!! Someone is trying something suspicious

JUST IN: Weblink disproving eDonkeys demise - http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/5002/edonkey_alive.html

thanks 'Don't spam me' and the cast of others on solutions, catch ya later

the sea is
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NOT CORRECT - WinMX definitely IS working !!

As of 4.45 am Saturday, 1st October (UK time) I have WinMX working perfectly.
Yes, RIAA have been involved but WinMX has NOT been shut down. You do NOT have to pay for it. It remains free. However, you do have to make a few alterations to your settings.
I am a non-techie, believe me, but I managed it in 20 seconds flat. You download a very small self installing file and follow the instructions.
Follow this link - this guy obviously knows what he is talking about and what he says DOES work - don't believe all the postings that talk about re-installing WinMX or complaining about it being closed down. If you see such doom and gloom postings then take the time to post of copy of this posting and the link, and do all your fellow WinMX friends a big favour.
The guy to thank for posting the fix appears to be Vladd44.com - at least, that's what appears at the top of the "fix" page.

Go here: http://www.vladd44.com/mx/peercaches.php

Hope this helps.

:dead: I have been trying to connect to the WinMX peer network for over a week and have not been able to although i can connect to the opennap servers. So I presume the peer network is offline. Does anyone know of another p2p program that i can put my partial WinMX downloads in and maybe complete them. I have tried LimeWire, EMule, Bear Share and had no success so far.

Win MX

C'mon. This is so stupid. I have tried every other music downloading thing but none of them live up to WinMX. I have followed the directions posted but nothing happened. I thought about giving up and just go and buy the CD's for about .01 seconds. We just have to stick together and ride this one out. This same problem happened about a year ago and it was fixed in two weeks. We can hope for the best now.

CD's= puke:

WinMX= :slurp:

New fix out for WinMX

Go here to get the newest hosts file setup: http://www.vladd44.com/mx/peercaches.php
This works fine, just remember that primary connection works better than secondary!

Josef

Follow the link to Vladd44.com - it DOES work !!

Vladd44.com has presented a very comprehensive fix page - see
http://www.vladd44.com/mx/peercaches.php - as mentioned in my previous post and the post immediately above this.

He even makes a very clear offer for those of you that can't follow his instructions or can't get your WinMX setup working again - he says, towards the bottom of his page:

"I have tried to simplify the procedure to make it as dummy proof as possible. If there is a problem feel free to post or view this forum thread for further details."

As well as me fixing my WinMX setup, three of my friends have followed the same link to Vladd44.com and they have also now got WinMX working.

Enough said ?

help!

i gave up and decided to subscribe, but it takes 5minutes to connect, and tonight i cant connect at all, no matter how many times i repair or restart my puter... grrrr....im paying for this!

Omg

I thought I would give WinMX another try before i removed it from my hard drive. I opened it up and in the top corner it said please be patient. I waited about 3 minutes and it started to work. I HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT BABY!!!!!!!

Winmx

Hey, I've been downloading with winmx for about a year now and ever since the end of august/beginning of september I haven't been able to connect. It will not connect to the server. It keeps saying it's connecting but that's the farthest it gets. I can't download anything because I can't connect. What do I do about this?

Vlaad is a GOD

Ya'll rock! I am a nurse and for X-mas every year my kids make out wish lists - music and videos they want but cannot afford (and I certainly can't afford to get for all of them) I was devistated when winmx tanked. No Virginia there IS NO Santa Claus. But thanks to the mighty Vlaad and the power of the people I can now fullfill the little tykes X-mas wish list. Down with the RIAA Nazi Terrorists! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

WinMX is back

The WinMX community is back, the files are back, and the users are taking a stand. Get connected Today.

It is time for the RIAA to understand that they cannot destroy filesharing by intimidation any longer. They may be able to bully Corporations, but the users are not going to sit by and let it happen.

MXPIE is an effort by the users and for the users, with an agenda of making WinMX a p2p network not only for the users, but maintained, organized and perpetuated by the people.

Come Join us, we believe that we can make a difference in this fight to take away our rights. We welcome all of those who are tired of going from one p2p network to another simply because the RIAA flexed its billions of dollars worth of muscles.

MXPIE is quick, easy and free to use, it contains no spyware, adware or any other form of malware. We even provide a manual modification that allows you to see exactly what is being done that only takes minutes to do yourself.

Another site worth note is Computer Problem Help Forum, this site has also been at the forefront of this movement, and can help you with any general computer problem that may or may not be related to WinMX.

Check out the MXPIE Website for everything you need.

I hope to see you on WinMX soon! Realtime help is available for WinMX 3.53 users. Go to WinMX Channels.