File-sharing softwares Overnet and eDonkey updated, adds Horde
Posted on 23/06/03 10:54 by Dennis                             
File-sharing softwares Overnet and eDonkey updated, adds Horde

Bloodstar007 used our news submit to tell us that file-sharing softwares eDonkey and Overnet have both been updated to version 0.49.4. These latest versions include a new downloading system called 'Horde'.

In short Horde lets you team up with people that are downloading the same file from the network. Every person will send parts of the file to each other until the download is complete. The Horde will ensure that the file is downloaded as fast as possible to everyone.

Overnet and eDonkey v0.49.4:

  • New Horde download system
  • Many crash bugs fixed
  • Priority sorted correctly
  • Search tabs now show filtered results in tab (should decrease confusion)
  • You can now paste multiple ed2k links from the clipboard
  • Commands starting with "q" don't quit the app
  • Cursor moved to end of command when history used
  • If a part is missing, it will always show up in the progress bar (there were instances where it would disappear depending on the bar length)
  • Tree stuff is correctly clipped if the first column width is made too small.
  • Gone sources are only shown when you are in verbose mode
  • Tree column widths saved
  • Console output now doesn't scroll when you're looking at the history
  • A folder is created for each new download that organizes all of the associated parts. New style parts are migrated to this style at startup.
  • If you complete and a corruption is found, it will re queue the download
    and try and get the corrupt part. (new style parts only!)
  • ed2K links: Files over 2GB sizes are correct now
  • Ports greater than 32876 are now shown correctly
You can download the eDonkey software from www.edonkey2000.com while the Overnet software can be found on www.overnet.com.

Source: Overnet

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By nOZ, Mon 23 Jun 2003 20:56
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This new feature sounds just like BitTorrent. http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/bittorrent/

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