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DC++ For A Mac

Post by CTTV » 2005-12-04 15:09

Hey, all.
I'm new to the idea of direct sharing. I have been using limewire and bit torrent for a while now and am wanting to start using dc++ as i have been told you can join a hub that shares a similar taste to you so your searches have more chance of hitting..
I have a couple of Qs, if people dont mind..
1. I am using a mac, can i still use DC++ and can i connect to all the hubs as usual?
2. What are the best sources of info regarding DC++?
and 3. Where can i find lists of the different hubs to browse?
Thanks very much if you can help. :)

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Post by Xan1977 » 2005-12-04 15:36

There is no MAC version of DC++. All of your questions can be answered by trying a DC client for the Mac, though. Here are two:
http://shakespeer.sourceforge.net/
http://dcgui.berlios.de/

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Post by CTTV » 2005-12-04 18:41

Ta mucho.
Anybody else got any other ideas for mac clients? Personal favourites perhaps?
:?:

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Post by yakko » 2005-12-06 13:56

shakespeer is pretty good, If I recall right, they're based off the DC++ code. They have support forums for the software too.

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Post by TheParanoidOne » 2005-12-06 17:55

yakko wrote:If I recall right, they're based off the DC++ code.
No, it isn't. You're probably thinking of MacDC++.
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Post by yakko » 2005-12-06 19:58

ah, then their website confused me.
ShakesPeer is a p2p, or peer to peer file sharing program. It is a client for the DirectConnect protocol. The main goal of ShakesPeer is to create a fully featured client, compatible with DC++, that runs on Mac OS X with a native Aqua GUI. The program is released as OpenSource under the GPL License.
The UI is pretty close to DC++, so I thought some of the underlying code was DC++ as well.
It's still a great client. :)

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