"Fake file" issue now serious

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"Fake file" issue now serious

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November 23rd, 2006

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Originally Posted by Dark Guy

i think LimeWire really needs a List blacklisted Ip's

I believe one is already being trialled in the LW beta 4.13 http://www.limewire.org/forum/showth...light=black%2A I'm not sure how it works & gets added to.

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Originally Posted by blondeMatrix

I believe this current "fake file" attack is the most serious threat LimeWire has faced

It is a serious issue & follow Sleepless's suggestion to note this in the LW request section. The only other tips I can think of are listed here Fake files in search results

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