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Applications
    Clients
        Gnutella
        MyNapster
        Napster
        OpenNap
        Scour Exchange
    Disc Burners
    Encoders
        Audio
        Video
    Firewall
    Players
        Audio
        Video
    Plug-ins
    Servers
        File-Sharing
        Gnutella Host Cache
        Streaming
    Skins
    Utilities
        Audio
        Gnutella
        MP3
        Napster
Developer Resources
    Documentation
    Packet Analyzers
    Web Sites
Hacks
    Access
        DVD
        Napster
    Firewall
    Spoofing
        IP
        Metallica
Networks
Services
    Artist Compensation
    Communities
        Chat
        Web Sites
    Gnutella Host Directories
        Host Caches
        Host Lists
    Offshore Web Hosting
    Online File Storage
    Research
    Search Engines & Portals
    Tutorials
        Gnutella
        MP3
        Napster
        Ripping
Merchandise
Legal Assistance
Religion
News
Help Wanted



Applications

    Clients

    Napster is the name of both a file-sharing network and the Windows client
    app that lets you connect to it. But the Napster client isn't the only one
    available for the Napster protocol - more than two dozen alternatives exist.
    Some are just a programming student's folly, but others add features or open
    the network to platforms other than Windows. Alternative clients are also
    available for other file-sharing systems (see Networks), including Gnutella,
    MyNapster, OpenNap, and Scour Exchange.

        Gnutella

            Aimster
            http://www.aimster.com
            All-in-one client for Gnutella, AOL File Sharing, AOL Instant
            Messenger, and Microsoft Windows Networking on Windows.

            Bodetella
            http://www.felmlee.com/bodetella
            Gnutella client that can resume interrupted downloads.

            Furi
            http://homepage.mac.com/macgnutella/downloads.html
            The original Java Gnutella implementation. Distinctly user-
            unfriendly.

            Gnewtella
            http://gnewtella.sourceforge.net
            Open source Gnutella client, tested on Windows, with two rare
            features: documentation and a tutorial.

            Gnotella
            http://gnotella.nerdherd.net
            Skinnable Gnutella client for Windows. Downloads multiple files in
            one go.Gnumm

            Gnumm
            http://gnumm.wego.com
            Client connecting Gnutella, Napster, and OpenNap servers aspires to
            be a one-stop shop for file traders on Windows.

            Gnut
            http://gnut.ensor.org
            Open source Gnutella client for Windows and Linux.

            Gtk-Gnutella
            http://gtk-gnutella.sourceforge.net
            Open source Gnutella client for Linux and FreeBSD.

            Hagelslag
            http://tiefighter.et.tudelft.nl/hagelslag
            Gnutella client for Linux, coded so efficiently it can run on a 386
            PC.

            Mactella
            http://www.cxc.com
            Gnutella client for the Mac that's easier to install and use than
            Furi.

            MyGnut
            http://www.bebits.com/app/1266
            Gnutella client for BeOS.

            MyTella
            http://mytella.bizland.com
            Gnutella client for Windows.

            N-Tella
            http://www.friedcat.co.uk
            Gnutella client for Windows that features multifile downloads and
            context-sensitive help.

            Toadnode
            http://www.toadnode.com
            Gnutella client for Windows in English, Finnish, German, Italian,
            Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.

            UMX
            http://sourceforge.net/projects/umx
            Universal Media eXchange client for Windows and Unix. Claims it will
            tie together every known file-exchange service.

        MyNapster

            WebNap
            http://webnap.sourceforge.net
            Web-based Napster client that's also compliant with MyNapster and
            OpenNap.Napster

        Napster

            Amster
            http://home.worldonline.dk/~jlaur/amiga/amster
            Napster client for Amiga. Comes with an external MP3 player.

            audioGnome
            http://www.napster.org.uk
            Napster/OpenNap client for Windows.

            BeNapster
            http://benapster.sourceforge.net
            Open source Napster client for BeOS with an excellent search
            function.

            BitchX
            http://www.bitchx.com
            IRC client for Unix with a Napster plug-in.

            FileNavigator
            http://www.filenavigator.com
            Napster/OpenNap client for Windows lets artists show a banner ad
            each time their work is downloaded.

            Gnapster
            http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnapster
            Napster client for Unix that uses the open source Gnome GUI library.

            Gnome-Napster
            http://gnome-napster.sourceforge.net
            Gnome-compliant client for Unix that lets you tap multiple Napster
            servers. (Napster's usual limit is one.)

            Gnumm
            http://gnumm.wego.com
            See Applications - Clients - Gnutella.

            GTK-Napster
            http://www.geocities.com/xilliator
            Napster client for Linux uses the open source gtk GUI library.

            HackSter
            http://www.hackster.org
            Open source Napster/OpenNap client for Windows. Written in
            VisualBasic 5 Professional.

            iNapster
            http://members.optusnet.com.au/~iwade/inapster
            Napster client for Linux and FreeBSD with a Web-based Perl user
            interface.

            Jnap
            http://www.perham.net/mike/jnap
            Open source replica of original Napster client in Java (tested on
            Windows and Linux).

            JNapster
            http://www.mp3s4u.f2s.com/jnapster
            Napster client that lets users switch servers for more exhaustive
            searching. Written in Java.

            Knapster
            http://knapster.netpedia.net
            Implements Napster's basic capabilities using the KDE-GUI library
            for Linux and other platforms.

            Linux Napster Client
            http://www.gis.net/~nite
            The name says it all. Open source.

            MacStar
            http://www.squirrelsw.com/macstar.html
            Open source Napster client for the Mac. Searches MP2 as well as MP3
            format.

            Macster
            http://www.blackholemedia.com/macster
            Mac client reverse-engineered by users. Even Napster recommends
            this.

            NapAmp
            http://napamp.sourceforge.net
            Plug-in to Winamp (see Applications - Players - Audio) for direct
            access to the Napster network.

            Napigator
            http://www.napigator.com
            Popular Napster/OpenNap client for Windows.

            Napster/2
            http://silk.apana.org.au/napster2
            Corridor into the Napster network for OS/2 users.

            Rapster
            http://www.macnews.com.br/overcaster/rapster.html
            Hands-down, the best Nap app for the Mac. Features search bookmarks
            and private messaging.

            Riscster
            http://www.riscster.cwc.net
            Napster client for Risc OS.

            Snap
            http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~kosinski/snap
            Perl-based Napster client for Unix. Command-line capability lets you
            extend the feature set.

            TekNap
            http://www.teknap.com
            Napster client for Unix; complies with OpenNap.

            TkNap
            http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10246/linux
            Scaled-down Napster client for Linux in Tcl/Tk.

            WebNap
            http://webnap.sourceforge.net
            See Applications - Clients - MyNapster.

        OpenNap

            audioGnome
            http://www.napster.org.uk
            See Applications - Clients - Napster.

            FileNavigator
            http://www.filenavigator.com
            See Applications - Clients - Napster.

            Gnumm
            http://gnumm.wego.com
            See Applications - Clients - Gnutella.

            Napigator
            http://www.napigator.com
            See Applications - Clients - Napster.

            TekNap
            http://www.teknap.com
            See Applications - Clients - Napster.

            WebNap
            http://webnap.sourceforge.net
            See Applications - Clients - MyNapster.

        Scour Exchange

            PSX
            http://sixpak.cs.ucla.edu/psx
            Perl-based Scour Exchange client for Unix.

    Disc Burners

    Functionally, one freeware disc burner is pretty much like another: They all
    write files to a CD-R or DVD-R disc. Still, each one has its quirks.
    Download several and test-drive them until you find one that works with your
    system. The freeware programs listed below all run on Windows.

        AudioCD MP3 Studio
        http://www.ashampoo.com

        AudioWriter
        http://www.audiowriter.com

        CloneCD
        http://www.elby.de/CloneCD/english

        DART CD-Recorder
        http://www.dartpro.com

        Feurio!
        http://www.feurio.com

        HotBurn
        http://www.hotburn.com

        MP3 Home Studio
        http://www.mp3homestudio.com

        MP3 Liquid Burn
        http://www.orionstudios.com

        Music Net-Burner
        http://net-burner.com

        MusicMatch Jukebox
        http://www.musicmatch.com

        Nero
        http://www.nero.com

        NTI CD-Maker
        http://www.ntius.com

    Encoders

    Making MP3 files from a CD requires ripping tracks from a disc and then
    encoding them in MP3 format at the desired bitrate. The following programs
    will perform one or both functions on Windows.

        Audio

            AudioCatalyst
            http://www.xingtech.com/mp3/audiocatalyst
            Rips, normalizes, and encodes CD audio to MP3 format.

            Audiograbber
            http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net
            An early leader, Audiograbber is still said to produce some of the
            highest-quality MP3s.

            Easy CD-DA Extractor
            http://www.poikosoft.com/cdda
            Popular ripper for Windows. Supports BladeEnc (see Applications -
            Plug-ins) for file-format conversion.

            MusicMatch Jukebox
            http://www.musicmatch.com
            All-in-one program for Windows and Mac that rips, burns, and encodes
            CDs and also includes a song-file organizer.

            RealJukebox
            http://www.real.com/realjukebox
            This descendant of RealPlayer, the original low-fi streaming-audio
            solution, supports MP3 and other audio formats.

            WinDAC
            http://www.windac.de
            Windows ripper that supports BladeEnc plug-in (see Applications -
            Plug-ins).

        Video

            Windows Media Development Center
            http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsmedia
            Go here for Microsoft's premier vid-conversion tool, Windows Media
            Encoder 7. It's free, and comes with instructions that explain how
            to capture a signal and transform it into a Windows Media file ripe
            for sharing.

    Firewall

        Socks
        http://www.socks.nec.com
        The most widely used proxy server, available on Unix, Windows, and Mac.
        Allows local networks to reach the Internet securely.

    Players

    To hear the music you've downloaded from P2P networks, you'll need an MP3
    player. Many operating systems and applications come with one bundled
    inside, but these players offer greater control and are also customizable.

        Audio

            FreeAmp
            http://www.freeamp.org
            Open source MP3 player that runs on Windows and Linux.

            Liquid Audio
            http://www.liquidaudio.com
            Player supports MP3 and other formats on Windows and Mac, including
            Liquid Audio.

            MACAST Lite
            http://www.macast.com
            A player for Macs that consumes only a small amount of screen space.

            MusicMatch Jukebox
            http://www.musicmatch.com
            See Applications - Encoders - Audio.

            PCDJ Broadcaster
            http://www.visiosonic.com/pcdj/pcdj_software.htm
            Player that runs on Windows to let you mix and streamcast audio
            (MP3, M3U, PLS, WMA, and WAV).

            QuickTime
            http://www.apple.com/quicktime
            Multiformat player for Mac and Windows.

            Sonique
            http://sonique.lycos.com
            A popular, feature-rich MP3 player for Windows, with a cutting-edge
            user interface.

            SoundJam MP
            http://www.soundjam.com
            Skinnable MP3 player for Mac, extensible via plug-ins. Includes
            encoding functions.

            Winamp
            http://www.winamp.com
            The most popular MP3 player for Windows.

            X MultiMedia System
            http://www.xmms.org
            Reliable Unix player that supports Winamp skins.

            Yahoo! Player
            http://player.broadcast.com
            Winamp-style MP3 player prelinked to Yahoo!

        Video

            DivX ;-)
            http://divx.st
            Based on Microsoft's MPEG-4, DivX ;-) makes video sharing as easy as
            trading audio files. Available on Windows, Mac, Linux, and BeOS.

            QuickTime
            http://www.apple.com/quicktime
            See Applications - Players - Audio.

            Windows Media Player
            http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
            DivX ;-) programmers found the code libraries they needed here, and
            DivX ;-) still calls WMP for playback. Did someone say "innovation"?

    Plug-ins

    Plug-ins are tiny downloadable programs that attach to larger applications.

        BladeEnc
        http://bladeenc.mp3.no
        Freeware MP3 encoder plug-in that works with rippers like WinDAC and
        Easy CD-DA Extractor (see Applications - Encoders - Audio).

        N-Dream
        http://www.access.ch/private-users/bvrechenberg
        Napster plug-in (Windows only) that lets users access song lists,
        including the Billboard Top 10.

        NapAmp
        http://napamp.sourceforge.net
        See Applications - Clients - Napster.

    Servers

    Ideally, P2P networks don't need servers, since each peer functions as both
    client and server. But Napster and various clones like OpenNap use servers
    to centralize many functions.

        File-Sharing

            JNerve
            http://jnerve.sourceforge.net
            OpenNap-compliant file-sharing server, written in Java.

            OpenNap
            http://opennap.sourceforge.net
            The original reverse-engineered, open source, Napster-compliant
            file-sharing server. Tested on Linux (alpha, i386, sparc, ppc),
            BSDI, Solaris, FreeBSD, IRIX, OS/2, and Windows 95, 98, 2000, and
            NT. (See Networks.)

        Gnutella Host Cache

            gnuCache
            http://gnucache.backroomwarehouse.com
            Windows software for serving Gnutella host caches. (See Services -
            Gnutella Host Directories - Host Caches.)

        Streaming

            Icecast
            http://www.icecast.org
            Open source Shoutcast clone for serving MP3 streams. Feature set
            outstrips the original.

            QuickTime
            http://www.publicsource.apple.com
            Apple's open source streaming server (aka Darwin) comes precompiled
            for MacOs X, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, and Windows 2000 and NT. The
            $29 QuickTime Pro tool is required to configure audio files for
            streaming.

            Shoutcast
            http://www.shoutcast.com
            Itching to set up a pirate radio station? Shoutcast serves MP3
            streams on Windows or Unix.

    Skins

        Gnotella
        http://gnotella.nerdherd.net/skins.shtml
        Download a new look for Gnotella: Very sexy.

        Skinz.org
        http://www.skinz.org
        New looks for more than 100 apps.

    Utilities

    Besides clients and servers, other types of software can help organize your
    music, improve the quality of your MP3s, and build P2P functionality into
    other programs.

        Audio

            LinearTeam WAV Normalizer
            http://www.linearteam.org/normalizer.html
            Optimizes the levels of your WAV files before converting them to
            MP3.

            MiniDisc.org MP3 Handling
            http://www.minidisc.org/part_links.html#mp3
            Tools for converting between MiniDisc and MP3 formats, skinning, and
            more.

            MP3 Editors and Audio Fixers
            http://showcase.netins.net/web/phdss/mp3/mp3_fixers.htm
            Utilities for improving the sound of MP3 files.

            MP3 to Wave Converter
            http://www.mp3towave.com
            Since most disc burners deal with WAV files, this converter is handy
            if you want to burn MP3 files.

            Utilities and Other Stuff
            http://members.tripod.com/mp3soft1/misc.html
            Archive of audio tools for the PC.

        Gnutella

            Pytella
            http://nova.yi.org/~tomg/pytella
            A model for Python, a scripting language many programmers prefer to
            Perl. It allows programmers to add Gnutella support easily to other
            programs written in Python.

        MP3

            DailyMP3.com Playlisters
            http://www.dailymp3.com/playlisters.html
            Large, frequently updated archive of tools for organizing MP3
            collections.

            ShoutGrab
            http://www.smo.f2s.com/shoutgrab
            Java app that connects to the popular Shoutcast server and captures
            streamed content to disk.

        Napster

            Pakster
            http://pakster.homestead.com
            Makes any file type look like MP3 so it can be shared on the Napster
            network. Can package multiple files into a single faux MP3.

            Spyster
            http://members.tripod.com/cactusdoggy
            Provides a list of peers connecting to your computer when you're
            using Napster, Gnutella, or CuteMX.

            Wrapintosh
            http://users.ap.net/~jeffm/wrapintosh
            MP3 file-type wrapper for Macs, designed to allow Napster users to
            share all kinds of files.

            Wrapster
            http://members.fortunecity.com/wrapster
            The original MP3 file-type wrapper, for Windows.

Developer Resources

    Documentation

    Technical specs that have enabled software developers to build alternate
    clients or special utilities for P2P networks.

        CapnBry's Gnutella Client
        http://capnbry.dyndns.org/gnutella/unit1.txt
        The first reverse-engineered Gnutella client, written by Bryan Mayland
        after AOL halted distribution of Nullsoft's original program.

        Fraunhofer Institute MPEG Audio Layer-3
        http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/techinf/layer3
        MP3 page from Fraunhofer Institute, the applied-research lab in Germany
        that created critical parts of the spec.

        GNU Public License
        http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html
        Compliance with the GNU Public License (GPL) has become the de facto
        definition of open source - read this before you jump in the pool.

        Gnutella Protocol
        http://www.gnutelladev.wego.com/go/wego.pages.page?groupId=139406
        &view=page&folderId=145203&pageId=145249
        The official unofficial Gnutella protocol, as reverse-engineered by
        GnutellaDev.

        Gnutella Worm Explanation
        http://www.gnutty.co.uk/feature/worm/advanced.html
        A Gnutella worm is on the loose. Read this before it bores into your
        system.

        Gnutella Worm Source
        http://www.gnutty.co.uk/feature/worm/gw.txt
        Source code for the worm itself, in harmless text format.

        Knowbuddy's Gnutella FAQ
        http://www.rixsoft.com/Knowbuddy/gnutellafaq.html
        How Gnutella clients behave on the network, explained in plain English.
        Indispensable for understanding Gnutella routing.

        MPEG.org MP3 Page
        http://askmp3.com
        The MP3 format and how it works.

        MPEG FAQ
        http://www.crs4.it/HTML/LUIGI/MPEG/mpegfaq.html
        The Moving Pictures Experts Group's various standards in perspective.

        Napster Protocol
        http://david.weekly.org/code/napster.php3
        David Weekly's reverse-engineered breakdown of the Napster protocol. Not
        as complete as OpenNap's version.

        OpenNap Napster Protocol
        http://opennap.sourceforge.net/napster.txt
        Lengthy page by the pseudonymous drscholl. Describes the code and how to
        use it.

        Scour Transfer Protocol
        http://www.scour.com/Software/Scour_Exchange/stp-1.0pre10.html
        Few clients implement the Scour Exchange spec, though it's fully
        available.

    Packet Analyzers

    A packet analyzer is like a wiretap for network traffic - it captures
    whatever arrives over the network and reveals important data that are hidden
    many layers of abstraction below the user's screen. Essential for reverse-
    engineering network protocols.

        PacketBoy
        http://www.ndgsoftware.com
        The analyzer Weekly used to reverse-engineer Napster's protocol last
        January. The complete network analysis suite costs $1,295, but you can
        download a 14-day trial version for free.

        Tracelook
        http://ita.ee.lbl.gov/html/contrib/tracelook.html
        An open source packet analyzer for Unix, it provides a graphical display
        for network traffic that's captured with the tcpdump command.

        WinDump
        http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/windump
        An open source port of tcpdump from Unix that runs on most Windows
        platforms.

    Web Sites

        BetaNews
        http://betanews.efront.com
        For obsessive coders who need the newest version of everything, BetaNews
        offers the latest (and buggiest) releases.

        Codec Central
        http://www.terran.com/CodecCentral
        Downloads, news, and articles about compressing and decompressing audio
        and video data.

        Gnutella Dev
        http://www.gnutelladev.com
        Portal offering downloads and news, plus technical details about matters
        like handling firewalls.

        Gnutella NG
        http://gnutellang.wego.com
        Dedicated to improving the Gnutella protocol.

        GnutellaDev
        http://gnutelladev.wego.com
        Great starting page for Gnutella development.

        OpenCodex.com
        http://www.opencodex.com
        A site that's focused on developing video encoders and players.

        SourceForge
        http://www.sourceforge.net
        Portal to open source projects owned by VA Linux Systems. Use their
        facilities to contribute to an existing project or manage your own.


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