I never used LimeWire I'm not old enough for that, what is it that people remember so fondly about it anyway? Was there something that made it special or is it just another torrent client?

[–] Klordok 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It was one of the most popular clients in the early 2000s. It also had several clones, like FrostWire. I heard about Limewire in like 9th grade and it was my introduction to torrenting. My family still had dial up internet, so I would queue up several songs to download over night while no one was using the phone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I only ever used uTorrent back when I started torrenting and years later I moved on to qbittorrent, which I still use today.

[–] Klordok 3 points 2 weeks ago

It may be that I remember associating Limewire specifically with music. I know it was just a torrent client, but as a highschooler I only knew it as a way to get free music. I think a lot of people in my school had the same impression.

Once I was more tech savvy I also went the uTorrent, qbittorrent route. That's what I use in my Jellyfin setup today.

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