MLdonkey is a multi-platform multi-networks peer-to-peer client. Originally, it was the first open-source client to access the eDonkey network. The protocol was 'reverse-engineered' using an efficient protocol sniffer, Pandora.

Changes in the MorphOS release package:

• new build 2.6.3 (please checkout 'Read more')
• tools (ed2k_hash, get_range, make_torrent, etc.) added again
• new server.ini
• up-to-date guardian.p2p
• "MLdonkey" startscript changed to handle mlnet.pid after

 system crash and different locations of the settings directory

• updated documentation (... and please RTFM!)

Important changes in mlnet since last MorphOS release:



Core:

• create ini file backups on shutdown
• bunch of new options to handle backup of the config files (with "tar.gz" and "zip" support)
• Better clear Fifo buffers
• server support for IPBlock
• let MLDonkey create its data in $HOME/.mldonkey, but use relative path if downloads.ini is present
• Kick uploaders which send no data for more than 1 minute
• Access to disk data (free space, max file name length)
• support guarding.p2p in zip/gz/bz2 format
• New option: create_dir_mask, new directories in incoming_directories are created with these rights.
• More infos for mem_stats
• Telnet: Show BT hash in "vd num"
• Clean core startup messages and log output
• Check accessibility of used directories on core startup
• Log: Improve output for verbosity "hid"
• HTML: Search results: new colums for Bitrate, Codec and length
• HTML: few fixes / new option html_frame_border true|false

BitTorrent:

• Allow seeding
• create_torrent: default_tracker and default_comment
• Fix options parsing
• Some small fixes for messages interested and cancel
• Statistics, recognize more clients, min_interval, torrents/old and more...
• move .torrent to torrents/old if the file is not shared anymore
• new command rm_old_torrents: delete all files in torrents/old
• MLdonkey computes a BT-compatible client_uid starting with "-ML"
• Multitracker support for downloading

eDonkey:

• compatibleclient 40 -> Shareaza
• Fix disconnect state with verbosity = "hid"
• Control identified versions
• Files copied to incoming dir for sharing do not appear in upstats after hashing
• Re-enable source exchange with eMule clients
• Avoid saving sources every save_options_delay
• new command "reset_stats"
• don't ask clients for non-downloading files
• "server met" command now responds with a clearer answer
• Improve update_server_list
• Dont remove prefered server if server_users < min_users_on_server
• send emule_version to servers

Other Networks

• Fasttrack: Force commit of all complete files
• Gnutella/G2: Fix commit if no TigerTree is available
• Gnutella/G2: Update Webcache URLs
• HTTPClient: Implement retries for failed requests
• Overnet: Convert local IPs sent by OV clients to real IPs
• Overnet: Dont put our own ID in the buckets
• Overnet: Solved a memory leak

For a full list of all changes read the ChangeLog inside the archive.



The archive can be downloaded from here.

Original : http://www.morphzone.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=905