eclectica
2004-02-03, 11:34
The [WorldMusic] network is actually not a network, but a single server running SlavaNap. People can run OpenNap (http://opennap.sourceforge.net/) or SlavaNap (http://www.slavanap.org/) servers on their home computers. They are private servers where several hundred users can connect and share files with each other. The servers can also link with other servers and create a network. While such servers are usually referred to as "opennap" servers, most of the servers running are actually SlavaNap servers. The reason why is that SlavaNap has more options and it continues to be developed. The latest version of OpenNap was released in September 2001. You can see the public listing of servers here at Napigator (http://www.napigator.com/serverlist/).
Ever since I started using WinMX more than two years ago, I would connect to both the WinMX central network (WPN) and several "opennap" servers. When version 3 of WinMX came out, it became easy to import a .wsx server list of all the "opennap" servers from other users. Having a connection to such servers allowed for more diversity and better chances of getting material. It allowed for a chance to connect to non-WinMX users such as AudioGnome users. If the main WinMX network was down then it would serve as a backup. At times during the golden age I was able to connect to around 20 servers with 30,000 total users. For the most part though, the "opennap" servers were not as reliable as the WPN. There were problems with clients entering queues correctly, and many servers were overloaded to the point of being dysfunctional. Some of the server owners got too enthusiastic about having high numbers of users, and overloaded their servers.
Now WinMX is the main client which connects to the "opennap" servers. Some server owners don't like it because often it tries to connect the user with a random password or because it hammers the server every three minutes. Having one's server listed on the commonly traded wsx lists would create the effect of a small denial of service attack, with several people trying to connect at once.
A lot of servers are crap now and I no longer to connect to several of them as I used to. There is only one server that I connect to now. It is the WorldMusic server, with an address of salsa.no-ip.com:4567. It currently has an IP address of 213.84.39.165, located in the Netherlands. On average the server has 575 users with more than 600,000 files shared. The server is devoted to the sharing of World music. This server serves an important function because of the specialization of the material. It would be a waste to set up a private server and then have it sharing popular tunes. Instead there is much rare international music on the server, making it a worthwhile endeavor.
The WorldMusic server is run by FreeLans (http://phpbb.slavanap.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=60). It has been running reliably and efficiently for several years now, providing valuable material to the p2p filesharing community. This server owner deserves the p2p medal of excellence. FreeLans, you are appreciated.
:king:
Ever since I started using WinMX more than two years ago, I would connect to both the WinMX central network (WPN) and several "opennap" servers. When version 3 of WinMX came out, it became easy to import a .wsx server list of all the "opennap" servers from other users. Having a connection to such servers allowed for more diversity and better chances of getting material. It allowed for a chance to connect to non-WinMX users such as AudioGnome users. If the main WinMX network was down then it would serve as a backup. At times during the golden age I was able to connect to around 20 servers with 30,000 total users. For the most part though, the "opennap" servers were not as reliable as the WPN. There were problems with clients entering queues correctly, and many servers were overloaded to the point of being dysfunctional. Some of the server owners got too enthusiastic about having high numbers of users, and overloaded their servers.
Now WinMX is the main client which connects to the "opennap" servers. Some server owners don't like it because often it tries to connect the user with a random password or because it hammers the server every three minutes. Having one's server listed on the commonly traded wsx lists would create the effect of a small denial of service attack, with several people trying to connect at once.
A lot of servers are crap now and I no longer to connect to several of them as I used to. There is only one server that I connect to now. It is the WorldMusic server, with an address of salsa.no-ip.com:4567. It currently has an IP address of 213.84.39.165, located in the Netherlands. On average the server has 575 users with more than 600,000 files shared. The server is devoted to the sharing of World music. This server serves an important function because of the specialization of the material. It would be a waste to set up a private server and then have it sharing popular tunes. Instead there is much rare international music on the server, making it a worthwhile endeavor.
The WorldMusic server is run by FreeLans (http://phpbb.slavanap.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=60). It has been running reliably and efficiently for several years now, providing valuable material to the p2p filesharing community. This server owner deserves the p2p medal of excellence. FreeLans, you are appreciated.
:king: