This rocks! -----Original Message----- From: Les Irvin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: JMDL P2P
Ladies and gentlemen... Welcome to the next generation of music trading - the JMDL p2p file sharing hub. Thanks for your early interest. You... 1) Are able to install and configure software, and know the intricacies of burning your own CDs. 2) Have a broadband, always-on connection to the Internet. (You can install and connect on a dial-up but it'll take you 6 months to download a CD and you'll have to give up your telephone :-) 3) Are willing to share music as well as receive it. 4) Have a gig or 2 (at least) of extra hard drive space. Here's how to get started (very, very briefly... contact me with questions): Pick up the "DirectConnect" file-sharing software here: Windows users: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dcplusplus/DCPlusPlus-0.24.exe?downlo ad Mac users need to grab a slightly different version here: http://www.networkingfiles.com/FileShar/Directconnect.htm Initially, during the install, you'll need to choose a nickname. Look to the "settings" option to configure this. OK... fire up the program and set up a new "favorite" hub (CTRL-F) that points to this address: jmdl.no-ip.info:411 Click "connect" and with a bit of luck... you are on. You should now be able to browse user's files and download them (right-click on a user's name for these options). There's a user named "TheBoss" who will almost always be on. In his "documents" directory is a file named "++SHARING++". Download it! It's essential and will answer many of your questions. As you probably know, p2p CDs are usually offered in the compressed (but lossless) format of SHN or FLAC. Once downloaded, you use freeware (available at the hub) to convert them back to WAV files, which you then burn to CD. There are a number of things online now, with more to come on a consistent basis. If there is something you are looking for and I have it, let me know. I'd be happy to provide it. The hope is that as people join up and download they will, in turn, offer shows as well. Thanks again for your interest and for helping me test this. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Write me with questions or use the chat window at the hub (if I'm there)... Have fun! Les
