Why PICgrabber software doesn't work.
Because it only searches using the hypertext transport protocol (http). There are hundreds of protocols used on the net of which this is one. Others you may be familiar with are the file transport protocol (ftp), the simple mail transport protocol (smtp) or the post office protocol version 3 (pop3).
The problem is, movie files are never made available via http, only web pages, and pictures are, that is what http is for. Movie files were once stored on ftp servers, and some can still be found via the ftp protocol, but most have migrated to much more modern protocols such as bittorrent or ed2k.
To access a server using a particular protocol, you need a 'Client' program for the protocol. Internet Explorer and Firefox are examples of http client programs. The also both work with the ftp protocol as well. Outlook Express is an example of a POP3 client. It can also function as an imap client. I'll leave it to you to look up the imap protocol.
So, you will need to know which client to use with which server when you want to download a movie file. It can be very confusing and almost impossible to sort out if you are new to this.
The best suggestion is to go to somewhere like the Free Movies Homepage. They have all the clients and other tools you will need to access the different typs of servers that movie files are stored on.
posted by Free Movies @ 5:54 AM
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