DC++
 DC++ 0.667 Public Hub List under Windows XP | |
| Developer(s) | Jacek Sieka (arnetheduck) |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.699
/ December 18, 2006 |
| Preview release | 0.703
/ November 08, 2007 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Peer to peer |
| License | GPL |
| Website | dcplusplus.sf.net |
DC++ is an open-source, peer-to-peer file-sharing client that can be used to connect to the Direct Connect network or to the ADC protocol. It is developed primarily by Jacek Sieka, nicknamed arnetheduck.
As of 2005, no official statistics exist to verify the proportion of DirectConnect users using DC++. However, it is generally believed to be the most extensively used by a large margin; administrators of popular public DirectConnect hubs generally agree that DC++ is the client used by a significant majority.
DC++ is an open-source alternative to the original client, NeoModus Direct Connect (NMDC); it connects to the same file-sharing network and supports the same file-sharing protocol. One of the reasons commonly attributed to the aforementioned popularity of DC++ is that it has no adware of any kind, unlike NMDC [1].
Many other clients exist for the Direct Connect network, and most of these are DC++ "mods": modified versions of DC++, based on DC++'s source code. A partial list of DC++ mods is given below. Some of these clients were developed for specialized communities (e.g. music-sharing communities), or in order to support specific experimental features, or perhaps features that have been rejected from inclusion in DC++ itself. An example of an experimental feature is hashing, which was initially implemented in BCDC++ and later adopted by DC++.
Hub addresses
DC++ supports hub addresses in the following forms: dchub://example.com[:4012], with an optional port, and adc://example.com:12345. The dchub:// text indicates a hub using the NMDC protocol whereas the adc:// indicates an ADC protocol based hub. In the example, 4012 is the port where you can access the hub; the default port for NMDC hubs is 411.
Derivatives
An advantage of the open-source nature of DC++ is that several derivatives (mods) have been released which add features to the original client.
Many users send patches to DC++ which are included in future releases, but some features are rejected by the developer. Stated reasons for rejecting a patch are because they are coded poorly, or that the feature is frivolous, abusable or overly specialized, and does not belong in the main client. Examples include: upload bandwidth limiting (many users feel that upload bandwidth limiting is a form of cheating, while other users not using a full-duplex network connection can only achieve reasonable download speeds by limiting uploads), colorized chat, specialized operator functions (e.g. client/share checking).
The developers of some mods contribute features and bug-fixes back to DC++.
Below is a list of well-known mods and their features:
BCDC++
Features:
- Automatic active mode IP configuration
- Bandwidth limiting
- Chat coloring (e.g. nickname highlighting)
- Custom description (tag) setting and DC++ emulation
- Lua scripting support
- Winamp, MPlayerC and iTunes "Now Playing" messages (ability to use a command to send the currently playing media file to the chat)
fulDC
This client is the spiritual successor of oDC. [citation needed]
Features:
- Chat colorization (nick and custom highlighting)
- Chat log rotation (deletion)
- Popups on certain events (PM, hub disconnection)
- Search enhancements in download queue
- Total time left in transfer window
- Skiplist for downloads and the share
- Automatic refresh of incoming files and the share
- Free slots file extensions
- Max sources for match queue
- Shortcuts to popular web sites through chat commands
http://www.fuldc.net/ - "fulDC is officially a dead project. I have lost interest in developing it further. Don't count on any new releases."
LDC++
Features:
- Skiplist for downloads and the share
- Search skip files
- Clear chat button in PM
- Customizable tab style
- Multiple selection of styles
- Options to shutdown the PC upon completion of download
- Shutdown button to force the PC to shut down
- Password for favorite hubs obscured on disk
- Checkbox in PM to enable or disable sound
- Synchronization with NTP server
- Suspend monitor
LDC++ (StrongDC++ mod with more features added, has not seen updates since 2005)
RevConnect
Features:
- Segmented downloading
- Kademlia
- Partial File Sharing
- Credit System
StrongDC++
Features:
- Automated PC shutdown
- Segmented Downloading
- Balloon tips for events
- Target folders by file type
- Fake detector
- Filter of search results
- Chat emoticons
- Tool for getting TTH of any file
- Bandwidth limiting
- Grouping search results by TTH
- Customizable appearance
- Display MP3 information before downloading
- Partial File Sharing
- Customizable Sounds
ApexDC++
Based on StrongDC++ 2.
Features:
- Peerguardian support
- Automatic active mode IP configuration
- Chat formatting (bold, italics, underlined)
- Seed files to a hub with intelligent chunk spreading (super seeding)
- Customizable appearance
- Tray password protection
- State what away messages are displayed at specified times
- Permanently ignore users
- Per-hub configuration
- Segmented downloading
- Bandwidth limiting
LinuxDC++
LinuxDC++ is a Unix port that is based on the core of DC++. It has a rewritten user interface based on the GTK+ toolkit. Version 1.0.0 was released on 23 September 2007, it is being developed actively and is available through CVS. Even though the name implies it is Linux-only, it works on other POSIX compliant operating systems, such as NetBSD and FreeBSD.
For a simpler Linux client that has already been released, nanodc is an ncurses based program.
CzDC
Features:
- Automated PC shutdown
- Bandwidth limiting
- Chat coloring and formatting
- Country flags in transfers and hublist
- Customizable double click actions
- File preview
- Customizable appearance
- Favorite hubs passwords encoding
- Grouping search results by TTH.
- Max sources for auto match queue
- Pause and resume search
- Ability to ignore users
SababaDC
Features
- True multi-source downloading, spreading the load on uploading users and allowing for faster downloading
- Partial File Sharing
- Auto search for alternates in background for even faster downloads
- Download/Upload Queue
- IE browser support
- Drop slower downloads you decide
- Insert your IP automatically every 60 minutes
- Automatic backup of queue.xml, favorites.xml and sababadc.xml every 30 minutes
- support web server
- control traffic shaping - avoid isp p2p throttling
- Transfer speed limit - with timer from 1-10 hours
- A count all users in your network in the status bar
- less cpu and ram
- you can change hub thershold (close hub commands)
- check open ports
- more details in statistics window
- search windows - more usefull features
- 5 favorites hub list instead one.
- close hub after 60 seconds if disconnected.
- close hub after 60 seconds if under threshold users.
- limit search result - default 2500 - you can this change it in "other" .
- in public hub windows - if list get 404 error auto move to next list. no need to choose handily.
- more system tray information
- New commands
- Close all hubs
- Close all personal messages
- Connect to all favorite hubs
- Close all hubs under 1000 users
- Close all search windows
- Add all open hubs to favorites
- close all filelist
Other mods
- McDC++, features: changeable icons, changeable emoticons
- DCDM++, based on BCDC++, an operator-specific client that tries to detect malevolent clients
- DDC++, Icelandic DC client based on iDC++ [Community Quit]
- IceDC++, based on ApexDC++, designed with Kiwis in mind, peerguardian plugin
- LanDC++, mod for IceDC++, designed for LANs where hashing is not desirable
- ApexDC++ Speed Mod, based on ApexDC++, extended functionality of "Favorite Users" page (limit upload speed for user, ignore PM, ban, etc). Project frozen.
- iDC++, Operator Client, segmented downloading
- More can be found on: DC++ FAQ: Windows clients
References
- ^ Annalee Newitz (2001). "Sharing the Data". Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper. Metro Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
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See also
External links
Official
- DC++ (Official Website)