Utatane (P2P)
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Utatane is a Windows OpenNap
client developed in Japan, and available in English translation. It is the client most often recommended by the largest OpenNap servers in Japan such as Zerosen. On an average day, perhaps 3000 Utatane users can be observed connecting to these servers, sharing upwards of 10 million files or 2 petabytes of content. Utatane is meant to be a development and improvement on WinMX
, which can also connect to OpenNap. Utatane can connect to multiple servers, allows for automatic uploads to buddies, ("Auto Users" who are added to a Hot List), clickable urls in channels and pm windows, easy resume of transfers, ability to copy and paste text like windows, etc., and you can save search results as a file for future reference. A user guide is included in the installation file. The user can choose to allow uploads to start automatically, or can allow only those who have been promoted to Auto User status. Unlike many P2P clients, Utatane allows you to search through your search results.
Opennap
OpenNap is a peer-to-peer service server software. It was created as an open source Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type, and adding the ability to link servers together.-History:...
client developed in Japan, and available in English translation. It is the client most often recommended by the largest OpenNap servers in Japan such as Zerosen. On an average day, perhaps 3000 Utatane users can be observed connecting to these servers, sharing upwards of 10 million files or 2 petabytes of content. Utatane is meant to be a development and improvement on WinMX
WinMX
WinMX is a freeware peer-to-peer file sharing program authored by Frontcode Technologies that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems, created in 2001. According to one study, it was the number one source for online music in 2005 with an estimated 2.1 million users...
, which can also connect to OpenNap. Utatane can connect to multiple servers, allows for automatic uploads to buddies, ("Auto Users" who are added to a Hot List), clickable urls in channels and pm windows, easy resume of transfers, ability to copy and paste text like windows, etc., and you can save search results as a file for future reference. A user guide is included in the installation file. The user can choose to allow uploads to start automatically, or can allow only those who have been promoted to Auto User status. Unlike many P2P clients, Utatane allows you to search through your search results.