@[email protected] to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 month agoWhat happened to networks like eMule, WinMX, DC++, and so on?message-square34fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhat happened to networks like eMule, WinMX, DC++, and so on?@[email protected] to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlorencia (she/her)linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoI’ve never understood private trackers. I have yet to encounter a situation where I can’t locate a file on a public tracker. And a private tracker doesn’t allow for VPNs? Sounds like an industry honeypot.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoMost people use seedboxes for private trackers, which are superior and just as private as a VPN. But yeah, it’s a different ecosystem and it’s not for everyone. I do think it has replaced the old DC++ hubs of old.
I’ve never understood private trackers. I have yet to encounter a situation where I can’t locate a file on a public tracker.
And a private tracker doesn’t allow for VPNs? Sounds like an industry honeypot.
Most people use seedboxes for private trackers, which are superior and just as private as a VPN.
But yeah, it’s a different ecosystem and it’s not for everyone.
I do think it has replaced the old DC++ hubs of old.