Soulseek: Down but not out
Posted: February 9th, 2003 | 4 Comments »Everyone’s favourite music-swapping tool has been unusable for the past week, with the website similarly down. Fortunately, it’s only a temporary problem (we hope) due to Verio getting their knickers in a twist. See the word from the horse’s neighbour’s mouth here.
As yet, the RIAA haven’t taken any notice of Soulseek, or so it seems. However, due to its centralised nature, it would be pretty easy to shut down. Intriguingly, only the registration and community aspects of the system are centralised – the search and downloading works in a more Gnutella-ish way. For more info, check out this interview with Soulseek’s creator, Nir Arbel.
Well I went to their page
http://www.saphirecut.com and wrote them a “fan” mail.
What crapheads they are. They are this ” close to damnation.
This email you wrote – do you think it’s more likely to persuade them to change their ways, or to reaffirm their existing belief that Soulseek’s full of ungrateful thieves?
i have no idea what that article was about.. but its in red! i like red. SHe told me about your site, said it makes no sense to her but that i should say hi, so here i am.. saying hi.
p.s. it was her who taught me how to make a blog, and indirectly you.. so i thank you
Nir Arbel… Israeli by any chance?