Ares is a successful P2P application that will give you free, direct access to a huge file sharing community. It was spun-off from Gnutella in 2002, and since then has been building a strong and dedicated base of users.
Bittorrent and Gnutella might be hogging the headlines of the peer to peer (P2P) world, but close behind comes Ares. Installing Ares only takes a few minutes and the interface is simple enough that anybody will feel comfortable with it.
When you start Ares, it lets you auto-scan your PC to find files you might like to share on the network. Beginners will be relieved to know that there is no complex configuration process - all you need to do is select the search tab and type the name of the file you want. Once it appears, double click to begin downloading. You’ll be able to check progress in the transfer tab. The recent update adds bittorrent support, opening Ares up to loads of new content.
If you enjoy communicating with other users, click on the chat tab and connect to one of the thousands of channels available. You can pick up tips on how to use Ares better, ask which files other users recommend or just talk about your life in general. You can even insert emoticons into your conversation and keep a list of your favorite chat channels.
Of all the P2P programs, Ares probably features the widest preview screen. You can set it to fit to screen or adjust it to your preference. This is a great way of making sure you’re downloading the right movie or to get a sneak peak at your downloads.
Unlike WinMX or FileNavigator, the two other spin-off Gnutella projects, Ares did not drop into obscurity and unites a flourishing community of users. However, the same old problems seem to arise. According to many Ares users, the application suffers from connection problems that make it difficult to properly search for a file or successfully complete downloads. Others will worry that Ares is a smaller network than the globally used Gnutella and does not offer as many download sources.
Ares is an ambitious project, and the fact that it still remains standing while eDonkey has fallen is characteristic of its reliability. Thanks to a strong community of users, a simple interface, a great preview page and multichat service, it's a sharing app that's still going strong.
Ares is the P2P app of choice for anybody interested in sharing files over the internet.
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Dee68
El_Coleccioniit`s good but still gives a lot of erros, sometimes it takes too long to start downloading the file and some others the file is corrupted.... More
sunay89
i have had download lots of ares version which none of them were free download and it didnot work with my windows
but this one worked and just for free thankssssssssssssss... More
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