Kaza, is a smaller peer-to-peer network, that has grown considerably since the demise of Napster. Kaza's has a simple-file sharing system; the users make up the network and the Kaza creators provide the server and client software. Since Kaza, Inc. is not in control of the network community, it has been able to grow without worry from the music industry. You can find many different types of files on Kaza, its large array of videos is a definite advantage. It supports concurrent downloads which allows a higher file transfer rate.
Required attention span: 10 minutes
Ingredients
Before you start, you'll need to gather these elements:Kaza
Follow these simple steps:
Installation
Standard Installation. Kaza is one of the easiest p2p networks to maneuver. For most users, click Options, then customize a few variables and Kaza is ready to begin.
Choose a user name. Kaza is not as sensitive about duplicate usernames as many other p2p communities, so choosing a common username shouldn't be a problem.
If have a dialup connection, you may want to throttle your bandwidth. Leave the Max Download Speed at the default setting, but adjust the Max Upload Speed to 2.5 or less to save bandwith.
You may want to leave the Close Sends to Sysyem Try unchecked so the client fully exits when you close the eDonkey window.
Then choose a directory where you want to save your completed downloads.
Kaza has an incredible resume feature. It recommends to leave incomplete files in the default directory.
How it works
There are 8 sections
of Kaza each accessible by clicking the appropriate button shown
above.
Home - Recent Kaza news is displayed, i.e. lets users know
when a new version is available.
Search - A simple search function, that has no control over the
download with the exception of determining which file type is being
searched.
Downloads - Display your downloads and uploads here.
Servers - In this window, you can view current server statistics.
Shared - The users have the ability to determine which folders
he/she wishes to share in this window.
Friends - This a hotlist. If you are downloading a specific type of
media off an individual, they may possibly have a wider variety not easily
found by the search engine.
Collections - You can make a collection of files, i.e. you can
combine similar mp3's to organize you collection more thoroughly.
Chat - Kaza uses IRC, a great way to chat with other Kaza users.
The 2 windows shown are the search options and appear on the left side of the search window.
You must be connected to a server in order to perform a search. Kaza connects automatically; you can see if Kaza is connected by the message appearing in the bottom of the window.
Enter your search words here. Kaza's search function is very similar to Morpheus; you will enter the artist name and song title on one line.
This box is to specify the type of media would like to search. Kaza supports all types of files to be shared.
When you do a search, the search will be limited to the server that you are connected to.
You can check which server you have queried here.
Troubleshooting
Kaza sometimes has difficulty connecting to a server. Follow these steps to resolve this issue.
If you are having difficulty connecting, you will see a message in the message window (lower-right window).
If Kaza will not connect, type the command vm and enter. This will then display all available servers. There are more servers available to connect to.
To connect to one of these servers, type the command c 1(to log onto server number 1), or c 2 (to connect to server number 2), and so on until you get a connection message.
Type ? to get a list of commands.
Downloading Files
After you have initiated a search, the search window will display the results.
Then choose a file to download and double click the file name. Then go to the Downloads (on the tool bar) to monitor the status of the download.
You can arrange your results by bit rate. The higher the number, the better the quality.
You can also arrange the results by availability. Choose a higher number for the best chances of a successful download.