winmx is a p2p file sharing program, which allows users to share and download mp3's and other files. on September 21 2005 the winmx network and homepage went offline under threat of legal action against the owners.

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WinMX is a peer-to-peer file sharing program authored by Frontcode Technologies and running on Windows operating systems. The WinMX file sharing network has been offline since September 2005 due to a lawsuit (see the "Decline" section below). WinMX began its life as an OpenNAP client capable of connecting to several servers simultaneously, although Frontcode later created a proprietary protocol, termed WinMX Peer Network Protocol (WPNP), which was used starting with WinMX 2 in May 2001. WPNP version 2 was phased out as WinMX 3.0 and its WPNP version 3 protocol came into existence. Frontcode operated several cache servers to aid WPNP network operation.Downloads can be very fast for popular songs since the user can run a "multi-point download" that simultaneously downloads the same file in small pieces from several users. (for the complete article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinMX)

WinMX is one of the oldest free P2P music download networks still in existence. In its long history, the WinMX software has been faced with being shut down on several occasions. Users of WinMX have a reputation for loyalty and community that most other P2P networks cannot match….Unfortunately, the technology behind the WinMX smart network eventually fell behind the pace of developments in P2P networking in two key respects. First, the WinMX method sometimes forced users to wait in a queue for their downloads to complete. Impatient users migrated to other networks that alleviated this wait through more intelligent multi-source downloads and other techniques. Additionally, the WinMX system did not enforce a reasonable balance of downloads against uploads. (for the complete article: http://compnetworking.about.com/od/winmx/a/winmxoverview.htm)

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