| Can I download
this content legally?
Yes. MagnetMix has obtained licenses to distribute all of the content
available on the site.
How come nothing happens when I click to download
a file?
This means you don't have a "magnet-enabled" Gnutella-client
installed on your computer.
What must I do to start using magnet links?
- A user must have a magnet enabled Gnutella Client like LimeWire
installed on her computer.
- A user must have a connection established to the Internet via
an ISP.
- The searcher must click on a magnet link to activate the download.
What are magnet links?
Want to point to specific files on your computer or the Gnutella
network? Then you're looking for Magnets. They allow you to reference
one or more sources of a file or to trigger a search and download
on a P2P file-sharing network.
Lime Wire supports P2P standard magnet URIs. Here is an example
of a magnet link:
Here is a description of the Magnet Urn:
xt - the fingerprint of a file expressed as a sha1 hash
dn - the name of the file
xs - the source of a file, potentially on a P2P network or
webserver
as - an alternate (or second) source for the file if available
So, what can a magnet link do for me?
Through the support of magnet links, Lime Wire users can follow
links to find specific files quickly and accurately throughout the
Gnutella network. These links are made available on our content
portal, MagnetMix.com. When clicked on, the magnet link will launch
LimeWire and download the file. In short, getting the file is as
easy as following a link.
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