Now that I have my shiny new broadband connection, I have downloaded WinMx. I also downloaded Zone Alarm; I have no idea why but it's what everybody said to do. OK, so I have a firewall, and it asks me what I want to do about WinMx, do I want it to be allowed to be a server etc. And the answer is, "FIIK." So I thought I would turn to my knowledgeable comrades in Pprune.
I want to be a contributor to the file sharing and not just a taker; can I do that safely or does it open up my computer to all sorts of nasties as well? Can I in fact download mp3's if I have not offered my file to share?
And while I'm asking dumb questions, will I get a faster download from somebody who is listed as cable or dsl than from somebody on 56K?
WinMx Help is currently under construction, I have tried searching Google, but all the answers presume a level of basic knowledge that I don't have. Could somebody help in layman's language please?
EDIT: Holy snappin' duck poop; Just answered one question, yes it seems I can download. After waiting in a queue for half an hour my request has started downloading at the blistering speed of .9K/S, and in just one and three quarter hours I will have my first seven minute mp. And that's from someone with cable.
I can see why this is so popular.
