Has anyone used a non-KaZaA client with FastTracker? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

KnifeMissile · 02-28-2005, 09:10 PM

I've been using KCEasy with the old FastTracker plugin and I, very suddenly, can't connect to the FastTracker network. There was talk, a long time ago, about Sharman Networks changing the protocol to shut out third party clients but we all called it a bluff when our old clients continued to work.

Well, perhaps they've finally done something about it. Has anyone else been using a third party client? What is it and is it still working?
Thanks...

Latch · 03-01-2005, 04:01 AM

I just tried it out and I'm on it, I use Apollon with giFT. These are linux programs, can't suggest any windows progs, sorry.

vinaur · 03-01-2005, 05:56 AM

Try K-Lite v2.7. Back in the day (sometimes even now), I used FastTrack network and K-Lite was a god program. The problem with FastTrack though is that you get a lot of files that get corrupted during the transfer, especially if you are downloading a huge file, like a movie. FastTrack is nice for some older, smaller files, like songs and apps, but for pretty much everything else I use eMule. If you want the really new stuff, you might want to go with IRC.

Slavakion · 03-01-2005, 07:53 AM

From what I've seen, a whole bunch of stuff on the FastTrack network is corrupted. And the last time I used kazaa, the speeds were horrendous. It would've been faster to stand on a street corner and beg for enough change to buy a CD than download it.

02-28-2005, 09:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Has anyone used a non-KaZaA client with FastTracker? I've been using KCEasy with the old FastTracker plugin and I, very suddenly, can't connect to the FastTracker network. There was talk, a long time ago, about Sharman Networks changing the protocol to shut out third party clients but we all called it a bluff when our old clients continued to work. Well, perhaps they've finally done something about it. Has anyone else been using a third party client? What is it and is it still working? Thanks...

03-01-2005, 04:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	I just tried it out and I'm on it, I use Apollon with giFT. These are linux programs, can't suggest any windows progs, sorry.

03-01-2005, 05:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
vinaur Insane	Try K-Lite v2.7. Back in the day (sometimes even now), I used FastTrack network and K-Lite was a god program. The problem with FastTrack though is that you get a lot of files that get corrupted during the transfer, especially if you are downloading a huge file, like a movie. FastTrack is nice for some older, smaller files, like songs and apps, but for pretty much everything else I use eMule. If you want the really new stuff, you might want to go with IRC.

03-01-2005, 07:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Slavakion Mjollnir Incarnate Location: Lost in thought	From what I've seen, a whole bunch of stuff on the FastTrack network is corrupted. And the last time I used kazaa, the speeds were horrendous. It would've been faster to stand on a street corner and beg for enough change to buy a CD than download it.