WinMX file sharing

[Ming]

Because of the recently deleted websites in the Mingle webring, I propose we ditch the website idea and use WinMX to share our collection.

Firstly (unless you have it) you'll need version 3.22 of WinMX from...

www.winmx.com

As far as I'm aware, you can't search for files by searching for the user, but I have a plan. :-)

To identify ourselves, we can use a unique title of a song that is in our shared WinMX folder. This will allow others to find you and subsequently your other shared files.

As an example, I'll begin by stating that I have a unique file in my shared WinMX folder named mingle_671905.mp3 (of course I must be online when you search otherwise you'll get no results).

If you intend following this method to allow others to identify you, now you should download the file ( mingle_671905.mp3 ) and rename it but only change the number to something unique[/i], (I'll explain why later) then and use the newly renamed file as your identifying file by placing it in your shared WinMX folder. Next inform others what the your renamed the file to so they can search for it and also find your other files.

When someone does a search of just the first bit, i.e. "mingle_", all files begining with this will be displayed. :-) Simple init.

So, once the identifying files have been located, select the file with a right click and view what else that user has to offer via the Browse option

I'd suggest that anyone who's interested in sharing this way either attempt to duplicate each-others files so that most files can be downloaded when one or more of us are offline, or we agree what we put in our individual sharded folders - maybe one of us would have only Brian's songs, another only Queen tracks etc. The username could be modified to include identifiable content too, i.e. mingle_671905_roger if I only hosted Rogers solo or Cross songs.

The above is theorhetical, so I don't know if it'll actually work, but we can try and it'll be better than having our websites deleted all the time and of course there are no uploads for us, plus you know who's getting what from you If you wantthat info). :-)

Any comments, ideas or queries, just ask here.

[fairydandy]

I have been wondering if a 'unique' file would do that as well. I think that every file in you folder would have to be unique though wouldn't it, otherwise someone (a third party) innocently searching for TMLWKY (for example) would be able to take it, if it was in your file, as it would show on their search.

I put all my Queen stuff in 1 file, and it is free for all to take when I use WinMX, but it would be nice to help people we 'know'.

It might be an idea for those who want a song, to ask for it here...a unique code and a time could be given here, and that track alone placed in a folder for download at that time, by that person. (but as I say I have no objection to anyone at Win MX having the tracks...other than the restraint on my time that it sometimes takes (and I realise this works both ways)

[Ming]

I have no objection to anyone downloading anything from me via WinMX.

What I'm suggesting is that by allowing a search for a uniquely named file (mingle_671905.mp3), that will identify me as someone who ahs previously stated that they have all their rarities online. Or at least all BM songs etc. It's more of an identifying idea of who's go what and whos willing to spend time keeping their collection up-to-date and available online.

Normally Mr Queen Fan searches by title and gets a hundred instances of We Will Rock You by people who have no other Queen rarities.

I was attempting to establish a way to link fans that have lots of rarities in an organised manner, in a similar way to the webring. It's my best shot at the moment.

[fairydandy]

I appreciate that Mingo..I was not implying that you did mind, sorry if it sounded that way.

As I said my main concern with that would be the casual searcher (or someone looking for other sources of a song that they are downloading already) hitting on the same named songs as are in your otherwise unique folder. The number of the folder could be unique, but so would the songs have to be...then it would work.

We could supply a list of the relevant codes here, like this:
fd12345 = TMLWKY
fd34567 = STL
fd34567 = blah blah blah
That would work very well, and would only be accessible to visitors of this site.

Are you there now? Go to Win MX and I will create a folder with 1 song in now...the file is called fd123456 try searching for it.

[Ming]

I'm not offended at all FD, but I think our wires are crossed. I'm attempting to allow me you and anyone at QOL or other serious fans to immediately identify other fans (when accessing WinMX) and where they can download a lot of rarities from rather than trawling WinMX by entering individul titles.

I'll look at your file (fd123456), but I guess it'll be a file that identifies you which was my point in the first place. Confused.

[fairydandy]

Your idea WILL work Mingo, I accept that, but the files themselves will have to be uniquely named to stop others online at the time also accessing them.

My file fd123456 is there at the minute (removing it shortly, I need an early start tomorrow!) you will be able to search for and download it (I'm certain of that), it is not my user name there however.

It means nothing to anyone else, whereas if I called the folder fd123456 and left the songs within it the original name, others will be able to access them at the time I am on line just because they are at that time searching for that song title.

[Ming]

The fact is that it isn't possible to search for a user on WinMX is the crux. Others then have the knowledge that we provide rarities in a dedicated manner. No password unlike the elitist QZ poker tossers. :-)

By the creation of the mingle671905.mp3 file and subsequent search identifies if I'm online.

FD - you might use "mingle123456.mp3" and when anyone does a search for just mingle they will get results from both our files that are then linked to our other files. Is this making sense yet?

[Ming]

First off, I can find a file named "fd123456.mp3" on the WinMX network. 10 minutes of searching suggests its not there - naming prob?

However, I think we're still at cross purposes. I'm not attempting to hide my files from anyone else, but to make it easier for those who know me and the fact that I have lots to share how they can find stuff.

I.e the file identifier and subsequent browsing of my stuff. I was hoping to make my online signature more obvious in a similar way we did with the webring.

Basically if someone searches for a file called "mingle671905.mp3 and they find it, they know I'm online (as the filename is unique). Subsequently a right click on the file shows all my rarities for download.

the alternative is you ponder "is Assassin online?" You search and it isn't. You then search for other known tracks. Of course it is also possible to right click and see what esle someone has but more often than not they aren't a Queen fan and yuo have to wade through all their other files.

My logic was to circumvent the latter option and be more specific in a way that WinMX doesn't normally make obvious.

fairydandy said:

Your idea WILL work Mingo, I accept that, but the files themselves will have to be uniquely named to stop others online at the time also accessing them.

My file fd123456 is there at the minute (removing it shortly, I need an early start tomorrow!) you will be able to search for and download it (I'm certain of that), it is not my user name there however.

It means nothing to anyone else, whereas if I called the folder fd123456 and left the songs within it the original name, others will be able to access them at the time I am on line just because they are at that time searching for that song title.

[fairydandy]

I have to go now Mingo. I fully accept that it will work, but unless the files in your folder are also given a unique name they will be accessible to all, that's the only thing I'm saying. (and we then have the possibility of a queue and the person who we want to have the song has to wait)

If you have folder Mingle123456, and in your folder you have 12 'popular' queen songs titles, they will show on anyone else's searches too, if they are searching for them at that time, regardless of the folder name. It is the song title that is searched for, not the user or folder, I believe.
Good idea, it will work.
I'm outta here, later
fd