There has been a few that have stepped into its place and provided the same high-level of quality and selection (for ex. what.cd). But they are difficult to get in to.
For those are unfamiliar with these sites, they have pretty much every album imaginable. Including tiny indie bands and vinyl rips from the 50s. They have very strict sharing requirements (you have to contribute not just leech).
Not really. I joined one just to see what it was like. All I had to do was show up in an IRC channel and go through some 'testing process.' Apparently if I was referred by someone I could have forgone that process. My 'membership' recently lapsed because I never used it, but it wasn't hard to get in.
They did have some onerous rules though. Like getting kicked out if someone you referred breaks a rule. I think you even got kicked out if someone referred by a person that you referred got kicked out.
> They have very strict sharing requirements (you have to contribute not just leech).
The problem being that there are many torrents with only seeders connected to them. So it would be hard to keep your 'quota' without a concerted effort. It's not just 'leave your torrent client open when the downloading finishes.'
Actually, the best strategy on Oink was to troll the latest uploads, download them, and then make sure to seed for a week or two. The trick was guessing which ones were likely to be popular, but there were some obvious freebies and as long as you didn't download really big torrents you never took too much of a hit.
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There has been a few that have stepped into its place and provided the same high-level of quality and selection (for ex. what.cd). But they are difficult to get in to.
For those are unfamiliar with these sites, they have pretty much every album imaginable. Including tiny indie bands and vinyl rips from the 50s. They have very strict sharing requirements (you have to contribute not just leech).
> But they are difficult to get in to.
Not really. I joined one just to see what it was like. All I had to do was show up in an IRC channel and go through some 'testing process.' Apparently if I was referred by someone I could have forgone that process. My 'membership' recently lapsed because I never used it, but it wasn't hard to get in.
They did have some onerous rules though. Like getting kicked out if someone you referred breaks a rule. I think you even got kicked out if someone referred by a person that you referred got kicked out.
> They have very strict sharing requirements (you have to contribute not just leech).
The problem being that there are many torrents with only seeders connected to them. So it would be hard to keep your 'quota' without a concerted effort. It's not just 'leave your torrent client open when the downloading finishes.'
Seems like the way to keep sharing ratios up on sites like these is to pay for seedbox servers to keep a fast upload line going.
Actually, the best strategy on Oink was to troll the latest uploads, download them, and then make sure to seed for a week or two. The trick was guessing which ones were likely to be popular, but there were some obvious freebies and as long as you didn't download really big torrents you never took too much of a hit.
At those prices, it's cheaper to buy music legitimately.