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Originally posted by P. Johnson
I need to know whether or not using either Limewire or the Gnutella servers = can people put images/music on my server, or can they only download what I have on there?
In other words, is Limewire and Gnutella only for bandwidth and sharing, or are people actually going to start storing images and files on my computer? I want to make 100% people can't put files/images on my computer before I start using these programs.
A quick response would be appreciated!
Thanks.
P.J. |
As Peerless said, no one can honestly put stuff on your computer because you use LW or any similar filesharing software.
I suppose viruses and the other malware he mentions might trick your machine into becoming a source of illegal files, but that has nothing to do with proper filesharing software. Email or Web browsing would be equally at risk if you have a Windows machine.
LimeWire only shares the files YOU decide,so carefully check your Library Pane to see if those are the files you approve.
For a more "official" statement, see the link on LW's home page called "Click Here for Important Information about Using P2P Software Safely"
http://www.limewire.com/english/content/ftc.shtml