Get caught?
 

i ve heard some stories of some pple getting sued for downloadin movies from p2p. is that really possible? can ya get caught?

Yes I suppose you can, be careful, try to limit your files to under 1000 and you should be fine.....

Yeah, I heard that. I know this is a silly question, but do you limit your files to 1000 per year or like per lifetime or computer or...what?

thx

he means sharing.

or you could move to a dodgy european country like the hell hole i'm in where they dont give a rats **** about piracy!

Really? I didn't know there were still places like that :p

Thanks. I don't think I will have to worry about sharing 1000 files. :D

SHE means sharing (wrong gender crawler)

Under 700 now sphinx, thanks for the heads up...;)

So what makes them decide to target a particular person..?

Wow that must of been freaky, how did you know they were on your tail....

Thanks for the insight, I think this post is going to be useful to many....;)

I don?ft use limewire all that much. If I only have about 10 items in my shared folder I should have nothing to worry about right?
Just checking one last time. :)

You will be cool, some people share thousands as sphinx said there was a type of warning that set alarm bells of for her and she then new to bail....

Happy dl.....;)

sharing
 

Sorry I am new to limewire,

but what is the purpose of sharing files?

Does it allow you to download faster?

If you do not share will you not be able to download?

Sorry I wasn't very clear. I know the peer to peer part and obviosly people need to share files for there to even be limewire, but I was wondering if sharing or not sharing messes up downloading.

If you do not share will you not be able to download?

My options were set to no sharing because when I first got limewire a long time ago, and then I forgot to change it back, so I was a free loader.

But even when I changed it back, I still have problems downloading, I did all the recomendations for downloading better, but in the end the files that are partially downloaded or not at all will say AWAITING SOURCES for ever and ever.

So I was just trying to figure out why this is happening and if sharing had anything to do with it.

Thanks for the response,

I think that was the exact answer I was looking for.

I believe I was a free loader at first, and I was able to download these files for a day or so (there are only a few sources) and I think they may all have blocked me because they realized I had no shared folders.

So now there is probably no way to get these files correct? Even though I now have sharing files. The only thing I could do is go to another computer with limewire, right?

thanks again:)

If you're not supposed to share more than 700 files or whatever...

What's with the green box at the bottom of LimeWire with a large number (at the moment, 11,261), which states when I put the mouse icon over it "You are sharing 11,261 files"? :eek: I'm uploading no files and downloading two- what exactly does it mean?

thats mostly in schools they rarly can track wich house it is or person or get a warrent

Hi...I have a question. If I wanted to stop sharing my files, how would I do that and not have them all disappear? I clicked on "stop sharing" on my shared folder and it just disappeared. I added it again, but now everything is still being shared. Does anyone know how to stop sharing but still keep all my files in my library? Thanks!

I'm sorry that you feel the need to be bitter and nasty to a total stranger, and I am sorry that you look for the worst in people. I have been sharing my files for over two years and will continue to do so, as the network will only work if people share files. I am happy to do so, and will continue to. My concern is not for any agency who is coming to arrest me for shared files. However, I have had recent severe problems with spyware and viruses, and I am getting a tech to come clean my computer this week. In the meantime, I am trying to close all open connections so that I don't share these problems. Once my computer is clean, I will put my files back online. It was a temporary removal from the network, but I still wanted to be able to use my files in the interim.
I am sorry for you that you are so angry and bitter and want to take that out on someone else and jump to the worst possible conclusion. I admit that I am not good with computers, hence I asked a simple question in the hopes that someone who was more knowledgable could help me, which I thought was the point of these forums. I did not expect a response to be antagonistic, confrontational and contain swearing. (I also have no idea what "rtfm" means, so that wasn't helpful, but given your post I'm sure it was something nasty and mean.) You clearly know a lot about Limewire and since I don't, I thought that someone like you could help me. Apparently not. I don't understand your need to post a reply if the point was just to be a jerk - why bother?

Exactly, I couldn't agree more. No sharing means no network. Every single one of my files is open for sharing, as they have been since the second I signed on to Limewire. My original question was just to figure out how to temporarily not share and still view files, and put everything back to shared once my computer is ready. I don't know how to do that.
However, Sphinx, given your advice I think I need to cut down on the number of files shared as I have over 1000 - is that a true concern or can I just continue to leave the whole folder open and shared? Should I put a couple hundred in a non-shared folder to get my shared number under 700? Do a couple hundred files really make a difference? And if that's true, again, how can I make my non-shared folder available for use?
Sorry for all the questions, I am not very technological and could use all the help I can get. But obviously I want to keep sharing my files as much as possible.
Thanks!

i dont want to get caught, i have over 1,000, and after i saw yall posts.............but anywayz how do i make a new folder to share??

thank for your help :), but 1 more thing, is this goin to keep me from gettin caught??

How Do I ? Strange inquiry
 

I have tried to upload my own personal demo's (wmv) format, anyway, I have never had much luck with it being grabed , why ?

Should I convert it to mpeg to make it more attractive ?

Or do I need to use more exciting key worded names?

Or does it just take time before files get uploaded to enough users ?

I have seen other people's personal home made files and wondered hmmm, where am I going wrong ?

popular stuff I can upload, so I don't think its a technical issue.

And my second inquiry, why is it that ,I can't find those older music videos from the 90's you know?

Is it because in my 30's im just an old man and most users are teenagers or what?

thanxs - to anyone that posts.

converting to mpeg or avi would be a good idea. wmv files are not the most trusted format. There is a sticky somewhere at the top of one of the forums about wmv files.

naming the files is something you neeed to work out yourself. You could always offer the same file under different titles and see which one attracts more attention.

As soon as your Limewire is loaded and all the files are hashed, others can see your files. How long they will take to appear in peoples searches depends mostly on luck and your choice of titles. but for best results you must be sharing for several hours ... just putting a share up for an hour is no use atall:)

Posting a new thread would have been a good idea btw... not adding onto an old one that is totally unrelated:)

Older music videos ... really I dunno.

I hope this helps a bit:)

Err
 

So, you can have shared files on your computer, but just not be sharing alot? So you could like highlight all your files > right click > hit stop sharing, and then you'd be pretty safe?

Hi phuk,
Yeah you could do that but then you'd just be a freeloader:rolleyes:

Nah, cuz the new files you DL would be shared :P

There is a middle ground here
 

You guys have a habit of making everything black or white

If you have more files shared than you feel safe sharing

Try searching for them on the network. If there are many people sharing it, then there is no need for you to share it as well.

I know it takes a while to do, but it's the best way to cutting down on your shared files, because you will not be removing files from the network

Hi folks, a simple legal heads up for the newbies...

The keyword is "Copywrite"

Now I cannot speak for the US, but here in the UK it is illegal to dowbload anything that is copywrite that you have not been given permission and/or purchased.

Defined as simply as possible, you are NOT shareing, you are copying, the original still exists, its not like borrowing a CD from your mate and returning it, it IS like borrowing it and copying it, this is illegal.

In the UK you are permitted to make one copy of your own DVD/CD original as a backup, and you must be able to produce the original if asked by law.

Same in US :p

Yeah...I would limit the numbers of files I share. I also advise you never to download movies. I think episodes are ok...

if i delete the files for sharing under the options menu. that will stop me from sharing completely right? or just highlight all the files and click non sharing?

What ever you do dont delete anything you will loose your files altogether...
If you dont share you then become a freeloader which is not a good thing as the point of p2p is file sharing and if everyone stopped sharing that would be the end of it....
Try getting Peer Gaurdian its a free app and it will keep the nosey people out of your computer...;)

link me

sorry if at times i ask dumb questions. im a moderator of a big automotive forum and i knoe how it is at times with the questions..


USE THE SEARCH BUTTON

LOL, your not asking dumb questions, every one wants to make sure their safe...;)
This is the link
http://phoenixlabs.org/

yea i downloaded the program.

hows it work? do i turn it on like a anti virus? the program says blocking alot of ips and blocking http? do i click unblock http?

Yeah same sort of thing just make sure you allow HTTP, if you dont you wont be able to get onto web sites, or alternatively you could configure it to just allow the sites you want to visit....;)

i just clickd it to allow because it was making my sites run real slow.

so downloading this program will help in the safety issue. i dont plan to download alot anyways. thanks for the help. ill be sure to come back to this board for info.

if u ever need anything car related u can check out my forum at www.superhonda.com

It will help, you will be shocked at the results and you will see who is trying to get into your computer...
Happy downloading....;)

so what exactly is all the ip addresses on the blocked list? i see my ip address with another address every minute updating the list

Those ip addresses are the ones trying to look at your computer and your blocking them so they cant...Im not sure about the other, if you have any concerns you could PM UK Bobboy he knows this app like the back of his hand...;)

My sources (aka. Danish pirates) claim that PeerGuardian 2 is worthless and not worth using. Is that true?

Another choice is ProtoWall, but I'm having trouble getting that to work. Anyone here think that's better?

[QUOTE=ukbobboy01]Highkite

Like you, I felt that I had to do something to protect myself (my PC, my identity and my financial info) from being hacked. So, before I started to use LW I got myself an external HD and then configured LW to use that as my shared drive. I also have a firewall and anti-virus software (NIS 2005), you would be surprised when you read the logs and see how many times your PC has been attacked, and that is just through normal internet browsing.

Also, like Foolofthehill, I also use PeerGuardian 2, which stops government agencies (from around the world), computer companies and a vast assortment of other organisations rummaging around inside your PC when you are using LW. I also use Prevx, which I will be upgrading to Prevx1 this weekend, this stops anything or anyone secretly installing stuff on your PC from the internet.

However, please note that whenever you surf the internet or use LW you leave your IP address behind and this can be traced back to you via your ISP, and there is nothing you can do about this.

Finally, if some hacker has targeted your PC and is determined to hack it then there is really not much you can do other than switch your machine off (although some firewalls can block all internet access to and from your PC). The protective software I, and many others, use are there to prevent PCs from being caught by the many traps that are out there, e.g. port scans, embedded viruses, bogus jpg/wmf files, spam and phising emails, keyloggers, browser hi-jacks, etc.

Saying all that though, I still feel safer having my PC protected and cannot imagine going on the internet or using LW without all my protective software working.


This is a quote from UK Bob and he is really up to date with PC security...;)

Not saying I don't but, what if you don't share files on Limewire BASIC? Is that safer or.......how can you get caught? I'm pretty young and naive, so I don't really know how this "getting caught" kind of thing works. Please HELP.