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DontEatGrandma · 2003-12-30, 00:32

Anyone know what happened to the K-Lite K++ site? It appears as though it were shut down..perhaps Kazaa forced it to close? Or something to do with the RIAA and all the bizness thats floating around w/ them?

Hannah's_Knight · 2003-12-30, 00:35

The site's been dissapearing on and off these past few months due to the RIAA chasing them like blood hounds...if you're lucky you can get hold of the K++ site on some old backlog Search Engines or through links...though personally it's a matter of luck...

boneyjellyfish · 2003-12-30, 00:39

I'm pretty sure Kazaa Lite has been shut down.

Hannah's_Knight · 2003-12-30, 00:40

Still works for me...I think it's impossible to shut it down...

Dopeskills · 2003-12-30, 00:41

Sharman Networks (The people who make Kazaa) forced them to shut down.

Obviously they wouldn't like a program that cuts out all their ads and spyware.

K++ will still work just fine. But they have officially stoped development on it, so there won't be any new versions and the site is gone.

Hannah's_Knight · 2003-12-30, 00:43

The K++ program still works fine though...I'm using it now...lol
I'm not sure they can shut it down as long as one person is still using it...

Shii · 2003-12-30, 00:58

The program is just a hack of the regular Kazaa, so it will work as long as the old versions of Kazaa do.

RavenChild · 2003-12-30, 01:01

too bad napster wasn't like kazaa. if it had been like kazaa and also included support for videos, i would still be using it. as long as people use the software kazaa will never end. the only way to end it is to block kazaa's port somehow, but then people would just redirect it. the big companies are fighting a useless battle.

Forse · 2003-12-30, 02:08

Hmm...I am not sure about this (coz I don't use kazaa), but doesn't kazaa connect to large server that keeps track of users and so on? if yes then all they need is to shut down that server/network.

P.S. Again I am not sure about this

Shinobu_Maehara · 2003-12-30, 05:37

I still have the latest version of K++ and Kazaa lite somwhere on my backupdisks.

The big advantage of this program is that YOU are the server and not a client who depends on the hosts of a big spying company such as Kazaa..

Just like Emule. it's a client, without the servers (which are hard to find anyway) it's useless.

Since millions of users still have a copy of Kazaa K++ or similair it can't be wiped out, because every user is a server,

even IF Kazaa changes their software so that there's no backward compatebility towards K++ users then the K++ users will become an independed network of K++ users. along with the Lite's ofcourse.

and ofcourse when you don't have the program and can't find it there's always somebody who gives you a copy

...

The good part is,

The good files and good stuff always comes from K++ or Lite users..

And the RIAA is fighting a useless war they can't eliminate 15 million concurrent servers all over the world..

YAY for capitalism..!!

Octiron · 2003-12-30, 07:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forse

Hmm...I am not sure about this (coz I don't use kazaa), but doesn't kazaa connect to large server that keeps track of users and so on? if yes then all they need is to shut down that server/network.

P.S. Again I am not sure about this

AFAIK, the FastTrack network is decentralized. I think it does a IP lookup for supernodes, but other than that...

Shii · 2003-12-30, 10:41

Kazaa is technically decentralised, but in reality because it's all locked-up, "decentralised" is meaningless.

Kazaa contacts a central server to get the names of hubs. If that central server goes down, maybe the current programs would keep working, but no newly download clients would work. In other words, Kazaa is going to fail as soon as they go bankrupt or lose a court battle.

Everyone should be switching to an open-network client such as eMule or Shareaza as soon as possible.

Forse · 2003-12-30, 12:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashibaka

Everyone should be switching to an open-network client such as eMule or Shareaza as soon as possible.

Or better yet DirectConnect

DC can't be shutdown since anyone can host a hub...also I like idea that there are theme hubs like mp3/anime/divx and so on

Shii · 2003-12-30, 17:40

Yeah, Direct Connect is good, too, although it's slightly elitist.

PSX · 2004-01-02, 07:22

the k-lite++ project was dropped for some reason which means no newer versions of k-lite++ will be released but of course the program still works as long as you have it so better keep a back up copy also there are rumors that another group picked up the k-lite sourse code and will continue the work but i duno..

Shii · 2004-01-02, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSX

the k-lite++ project was dropped for some reason

It was dropped because the creator was of the opinion that Kazaa is total crap, and didn't want people to use such a sucky network anymore. I'm not kidding.

PSX · 2004-01-03, 01:39

even so there arent that many good networks we can use to get files...

Shii · 2004-01-03, 08:03

What do you want, besides BitTorrent, eDonkey, and Shareaza's Gnutella2? Don't be greedy.

64SON · 2004-01-08, 01:09

you can still get kazaa lite ++ here

CC Ricers · 2004-01-08, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by 64SON

you can still get kazaa lite ++ here

Oh darn, I was gonna say that you can get K++ with Kazaa. Well, I still said it

2003-12-30, 00:32	Link #1
DontEatGrandma Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Whered K-Lite K++ go? Anyone know what happened to the K-Lite K++ site? It appears as though it were shut down..perhaps Kazaa forced it to close? Or something to do with the RIAA and all the bizness thats floating around w/ them?

2003-12-30, 00:58	Link #7
Shii Afflicted by the vanities Fansubber Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fish-shape Paumanok Age: 36	The program is just a hack of the regular Kazaa, so it will work as long as the old versions of Kazaa do. __________________ Learn to define and spell moé Shii (formerly known as ashibaka)

2003-12-30, 01:01	Link #8
RavenChild エリック Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: my closet, deep and dark Age: 36	too bad napster wasn't like kazaa. if it had been like kazaa and also included support for videos, i would still be using it. as long as people use the software kazaa will never end. the only way to end it is to block kazaa's port somehow, but then people would just redirect it. the big companies are fighting a useless battle. __________________ *********** RavenChild ************

2003-12-30, 10:41	Link #12
Shii Afflicted by the vanities Fansubber Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fish-shape Paumanok Age: 36	Kazaa is technically decentralised, but in reality because it's all locked-up, "decentralised" is meaningless. Kazaa contacts a central server to get the names of hubs. If that central server goes down, maybe the current programs would keep working, but no newly download clients would work. In other words, Kazaa is going to fail as soon as they go bankrupt or lose a court battle. Everyone should be switching to an open-network client such as eMule or Shareaza as soon as possible. __________________ Learn to define and spell moé Shii (formerly known as ashibaka)

2003-12-30, 17:40	Link #14
Shii Afflicted by the vanities Fansubber Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fish-shape Paumanok Age: 36	Yeah, Direct Connect is good, too, although it's slightly elitist. __________________ Learn to define and spell moé Shii (formerly known as ashibaka)

2003-12-30, 00:35	Link #2
Hannah's_Knight Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK Age: 36	The site's been dissapearing on and off these past few months due to the RIAA chasing them like blood hounds...if you're lucky you can get hold of the K++ site on some old backlog Search Engines or through links...though personally it's a matter of luck...

2003-12-30, 00:39	Link #3
boneyjellyfish Evangelist of the Kazoo Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: AnimeSuki Forums	I'm pretty sure Kazaa Lite has been shut down.

2003-12-30, 00:40	Link #4
Hannah's_Knight Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK Age: 36	Still works for me...I think it's impossible to shut it down...

2003-12-30, 00:41	Link #5
Dopeskills Thigh Master Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey, USA Age: 42	Sharman Networks (The people who make Kazaa) forced them to shut down. Obviously they wouldn't like a program that cuts out all their ads and spyware. K++ will still work just fine. But they have officially stoped development on it, so there won't be any new versions and the site is gone.

2003-12-30, 00:43	Link #6
Hannah's_Knight Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK Age: 36	The K++ program still works fine though...I'm using it now...lol I'm not sure they can shut it down as long as one person is still using it...

2003-12-30, 02:08	Link #9
Forse r00t for life Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: /dev/null	Hmm...I am not sure about this (coz I don't use kazaa), but doesn't kazaa connect to large server that keeps track of users and so on? if yes then all they need is to shut down that server/network. P.S. Again I am not sure about this

2003-12-30, 05:37	Link #10
Shinobu_Maehara eternal Shinobu lover Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Netherlands (EU) Age: 41	I still have the latest version of K++ and Kazaa lite somwhere on my backupdisks. The big advantage of this program is that YOU are the server and not a client who depends on the hosts of a big spying company such as Kazaa.. Just like Emule. it's a client, without the servers (which are hard to find anyway) it's useless. Since millions of users still have a copy of Kazaa K++ or similair it can't be wiped out, because every user is a server, even IF Kazaa changes their software so that there's no backward compatebility towards K++ users then the K++ users will become an independed network of K++ users. along with the Lite's ofcourse. and ofcourse when you don't have the program and can't find it there's always somebody who gives you a copy ... The good part is, The good files and good stuff always comes from K++ or Lite users.. And the RIAA is fighting a useless war they can't eliminate 15 million concurrent servers all over the world.. YAY for capitalism..!!

2004-01-02, 07:22	Link #15
PSX SCEI Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On Earth	the k-lite++ project was dropped for some reason which means no newer versions of k-lite++ will be released but of course the program still works as long as you have it so better keep a back up copy also there are rumors that another group picked up the k-lite sourse code and will continue the work but i duno..

2004-01-03, 01:39	Link #17
PSX SCEI Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On Earth	even so there arent that many good networks we can use to get files...

2004-01-03, 08:03	Link #18
Shii Afflicted by the vanities Fansubber Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fish-shape Paumanok Age: 36	What do you want, besides BitTorrent, eDonkey, and Shareaza's Gnutella2? Don't be greedy. __________________ Learn to define and spell moé Shii (formerly known as ashibaka)

2004-01-08, 01:09	Link #19
64SON The Audio Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: 7-8-0 canada Age: 45	you can still get kazaa lite ++ here