Limewire...

[Macmadant]

i wish MR would put a sticky on every forum page, about macs and viruses

 

[Allotriophagy]

i wish MR would put a sticky on every forum page, about macs and viruses

Oh but no.

Can you not just imagine all the subsequent threads being started?

"PLZ HELP! do i have a virus cos i keep getting the EXZACT SAME MSG at da top of posts!!! i thort MAC was clean for virus and now i find out dis sh*t??? FU** U APPL I WANT MY MONEYS BAK FFS"

 

[downhillboy86]

I have a 20" C2D iMac and Limewire crashed frequently, so I tried AcquistionX and experienced similar problems. I recently switched to Xtorrent and I love it, no problems whatsoever and its nice because I can download full files/cds instead of single songs.

+1 for Xtorrent

 

[Allotriophagy]

That is weird. I've never had AcqX crash. Though there was a Java problem once and it would not connect. That was caused by an Apple update and it was fixed the same day.

Forgot to add earlier that AcquisitionX actually works with .torrent files too! Very handy but I just use Transmission.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Thanks for the comments. Are you guys sure NOTHING will happen to my mac and nothing bad will happen to it. Sorry i'm so picky, i just don't want anything to go wrong. Thanks!

NOTHING will happen to your Mac when using Limewire, but Acquisition is better and I paid for mine. Really worth it.

 

[iCe Cube]

I am planning on getting a Mac Mini for Christmas, and i was wondering if limewire on a mac is able to get viruses? The last time i used kazaa my whole computer crashed. People that use limewire on their macs, is it safe to use? And can i save it onto an external hard drive so i can for sure not get any viruses on my Mac Mini?

Thank you,
TyPod

Nah your not going to get a virus...but still, just be careful on what you download.

 

[lorductape]

the program you use won't matter

its just a fact that there are no real threatening viruses in the wild for osX

 

[TyPod]

Thanks everybody!

 

[TyPod]

is Acquisition not free anymore?

 

[GimmeSlack12]

is Acquisition not free anymore?

It never was free.

 

[savanahrose]

XTorrent still in beta atm, but its by the same guy as AcqX and its great.

If you need something more advanced, Azureus is my personal choice, but its a bit of a RAM-Hog as its built in Java. *Mark would love to see a propper version, built in real-code*

I tried the xtorrent and it seemed a bit slow. Is there anyway to speed it up?