I don't think so. Go to limewire.com and see the proportion hosts/hosts accepting incoming connections since Morpheus users came.

Ivan
"In the dark we make a brighter light"

Remember, not all of the Morpheous users have come on yet, remember these are computer newbies. I have personally had to move over a few friends myself. Remember this transition won’t occur overnight. This may take a few weeks to stabilize. Most Morpheous users are probably lost with everything that is going on right now, just give it some time.

As a Morpheus user, I'm pretty gutted about what's happened, and frankly don't give a toss about the politics behind it. Kind of amusing that you people are bitching about leeches, thieves and blah when the whole basis of P2P is morally suspect in itself.

All I know is that I'm back on Gnutella after ditching both Bearshare and Limewire in favour of a P2P system that actually worked for me. After Napster I found that downloading anything off Gnutella was like trying to pull my own teeth with a pair of tweezers, and hey! Nothing's changed! I've been trying to download since yesterday morning and so far haven't managed to get ONE SINGLE TRACK!

I may just have to shoot myself.

> Nothing's changed!

If you're using the Morpheus preview edition... then there's your problem. And, it doesn't help that the gap between stable, sharing users and people who are just downloading has grown.

It may be negative short term, but long term I think it will be beneficial.

Then you must be a complete idiot cause it's not that bad. I get way too much stuff most of the time and have to delete it all so I don't fill up my 40 gig drive.
read some docs and get a clue how to set it up right.
This ain't aol anymore toto.

AOLers annoy me. I don't care if your computer stupid, just get a real ISP and don't think your all that with AOL. And by the way contrary to popular belief there is more to the internet than AOL. Actually AOL isn't even the internet, it is an online service that provides a crappy link to the real internet.

Where did I mention AOL? You're the one with the reading problem, pal.

This is my point entirely about Gnutella, it isn't remotely user friendly. Why should I have to go get a fecking degree in programming to be able to use it? My Morpheus set up worked just fine without me having to comb the internet for hints and tips on how to set it up. I have to cope with a 56k connection, I can't afford a broadband connection. If I could I'd just go out and buy the CDs.

Sorry for not quoting it. My reply was in reguards to the last line of Mr. Unregistered's post.

Let's get this thing back on topic. I just found an article on ZD-Net that is filled with inaccuracies, but still has tons of good info. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-851124.html