BitTorrent client

Notes:

This is first and foremost a bug fix release. There have been more

than 200 bug fixes in the last year. Read all the changes in the

changelog: http://wiki.shareaza.com/static/ChangeLog2.3

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Changes:

GUI and Basic Functionality

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Added command-line switches to change mode.

Tray menu "Exit" saves GUI settings now.

Fast user switching support for different users in WinXP.

Fixed monitor disappearance from GUI.

UPnP discovery and Firewall handling in NT systems.

 

Gnutella/G2 Networks

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Improved protection against host cache pollution.

Shareaza understands x-try-dna header.

G2 sources derivation from Shareaza ed2k sources.

Downloads from Phex clients fixed.

X-Alt/X-Nalt for G1 implemented.

GGEP writing/reading fixed.

HTTP redirection support.

QHT update rate fix.

Automatic and manual "Find More Sources" fixed for G1.

Chat flag reading from GGEP and G1 metadata reading fixed.

 

eDonkey Network

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ED2K 64 bit file size changes.

ED2K and handshake fixes.

Reconnection to ed2k server on low-ID when not firewalled.

ed2k hashing algorithm updated.

 

BitTorrent network

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Torrent info display dialog updated, info reading tweaked.

Multitracker support added.

Better Bittorent keep-alive handling.

Fixed torrent verification bug.

Scrape request from trackers fixed.

External sourcing for torrents.

 

Transfers

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Partial file import from other applications.

Review notification/count added to download tool tip.

Fragment handling fixed which caused corrupts downloads.

Download bandwidth oversaturation fixed.

Upload queues can be split to have only partial files.

Validation of sources from hits by file size.

Optimization of downloads sorting.

 

Searching

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Improved edonkey file matching to Shareaza schemas in searches.

Per-search adult filter added.

DRM filter added.

Cross-packet spam checking.

Bogus query hit packets detection improved.

Spyware/viruses detection improved.

Filter updated to filter out 'suspicious' files.

Filtering from right-click menu by user-defined filters.

Search by hash from the Search Monitor.

Improved manual search by URN.

 

Library and Plugins

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Plugin architecture improved.

New plugins support a bunch more multimedia, Office document formats.

SkinScanSKS plugin fixed.

UTF-8 support for skin installer.

Ability to specify fonts for each language in skins.

PDF metadata extraction from unencrypted files improved.

Metadata extraction from Windows Installer files.

Library scanning and hashing improved to use less resources.

Ability to have multiple Search folders in the Library.

File search in the Library improved.

Simple anti-worm/anti-ads protection of the Library.

Ghost folder in the Library and ghost files management.

Collection export wizard from Library using new templates.

Support for asian keywording, japanese keywording improved.

Bitzi lookups improved and updated.

 

Media Player

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Media player optimized to use less resources.

Prevention of crashes in Media player for some codec sets.

Power management and screen saver fixes for media player.

Support of media keys in media player.

Media Player settings redesigned, automatic plugin switching.

Feature to specify custom previewer for media files.

Collection export from Media Player.

 

Metadata

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Fix for multiline MP3 tags.

More MP3 and OGG metadata are available.

Ability to read number of channels from APE files.

Unicode tags can be read correctly from OGG files.

Taggless MP3 hash calculation fixed.

More strict AVI corruption checking.

 

Security

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Security fixes.

Strict hash check for bitprint hash values.

Sharing of private files (.dbx .pst .wab) disallowed.

DoS attack prevention with exclusive address binding to socket.

Immediate socket close up on failure to free the socket pool.

 

Miscellaneous

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Leak fix in ImageServices.

Code compatibility for 64bit platforms.

UDP packet dumping implemented, ed2k option in the Packet Dump window.

Browse Host saves implemented.

Sorting by IP improved in the Security and Networks window.

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Amiga emulator

WinUAE 1.3.3 (04.11.2006)

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- big E-UAE merge, cleanups, optimizations etc..

 

Bug fixed:

 

- Reboot loop if RTG RAM without Z3 RAM enabled (1.3.2 bug)

- Hardfile TD_GETGEOMETRY buffer overflow fix

- RDB emulation failed to mount partition(s) if RDB had one or more not needed filesystems and required FS was in ROM.

- Selecting "Mousehack mouse" crashed if HD emulation was not enabled.

- "Genlock connected" GUI checkbox fixed (1.3.2 bug)

- Clicking eject in GUI and immediately selecting another floppy image enables delayed insert instead of immediately inserting the image.

- Input panel key mapped to reverted back to its default mapping after saving and loading the configuration.

- Directory filesystem Windows flag-AmigaOS flag handling fixes.

- Bsdsocket.library Remote Desktop compatibility fix.

- Dual core directory filesystem freeze workaround

- Some minor blitter timing and CIA emulation fixes.

- Stereo sound channel swap setting stored in configuration.

 

Major new features:

 

- Lightpen/lightgun emulation.

- Built-in 7zip decompression support.

- Unrar.dll rar archive decompression support.

- Sound emulation partially rewritten, better latency, possible fix for scratchy sound on some systems. Sound emulation will be automatically disabled when emulated audio subsystem is idle. Audio status led implemented.

- Better DMS error handling, encrypted DMS files are transparently decrypted.

- bsdsocket.library ReleaseCopyOfSocket() implemented (AmiVNC fixed)

- Improved AF rom.key support.

- ProWizard module ripper updated to latest version.

- 100% accurate sound emulation mode does not cause huge CPU usage anymore with specific games, for example Paradroid 90 and Rambo 3.

- Automatic direct IO Catweasel MK4 support if no Windows driver installed, CWMK4 can now be used under 64-bit Windows XP.

TVicPort direct io driver required.

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GBA/NDS emulator

4th November 2006 - version 2.3a

 

- nds/help: nds-bitmaps can be wrapped (that unlike gba-bitmaps) (thanks remi)

- nds/video: emulates optional wrap-around (area overflow) for nds bitmap-modes

- nds/video: emulates read-only 2d-engine-b ports as read-only (thanks remi)

- nds/3d: texture transformation mode 1 supports negative m[8,9,12,13] values

- nds/3d/boxtest: fast onscreen pre_check on any of all 8 coordinates of box

- nds/3d/boxtest: fast offscreen pre_check on all 8 coordinates of whole-box

- nds/3d/boxtest: fast offscreen pre_check on all 4 coordinates of box-face

- video/speedup: faster bg drawing when special effects disabled (blend/bright)

- reg/home: moved all users to usa, avoids paypal-german-language-service (remi)

- reg/full: new parity and decrypt.jpg encryption by headless marching soldiers

- reg/full: discontinued free nds-updates for older (than 12 months) gba-users

- reg/full: registration tool auto-generates invoices for commercial users

- reg/home: new file-ext .key (some servers now declare .bin as potential virus)

- sync: forces machine_switch on retrace, forces to be 1st machine after retrace

- gui/f1_key: HELP_FORCEFILE instead HELP_CONTENTS (preserves current chapter)

- webpage: added donate buttons on gba,msx,cpc,nes,2k6,zx8,c64 freeware pages

- email: new email address - please do NOT put it online - due to spam problems

- nds/3d: bug-fixed GX "nop" command (to have 0 parameters, instead 1 parameter)

- emu/help: described + emulated gba/nds7 dummy cp14-icebreaker (prefetch data)

- nds/cpu: emulates cp15 ctrl bit15 (pre-v5 ldr/ldm/pop pc.bit0=thumb disabled)

- cpu: emulates/ignores misaligned r15 in LDM [Rb],r15 (with optional warning)

- nds/help: added some basic specs on DS Memory Timings (in DS Various chapter)

- nds/3d: bugfixed texture transform (imul_op=64bit, instead imul_eax,op=32bit)

- cpu: emulates empty rlist (load/store r15 on ARMv4, Rb=Rb+/-40h on ARMv4/v5)

- cpu: emulates writeback-base-included-in-rlist (for all stm/ldm/v4/v5/tmb/arm)

- cpu/help: added info on invalid rlist's for ARMv4/v5 THUMB/ARM LDM/STM opcodes

- cpu: bugfixed arm9 q(d)add/sub (xor 7fffffffh instead 7ffffffh, one more f)

- nds/sound: emulates sound output speaker routing and speaker stereo panning

- nds/sound: emulates sound-hold (freezes output until hold=0 or next re-start)

- nds/sound: optionally mono output, optionally disabled, on machine 1 only

- nds/sound: allows "dumb loops" when reading non-irq-timed sound status regs

- nds/sound/help: described hold flag (can't hold on restart, apparently bugged)

- nds/sound/help: described the two different ch(a)+ch( addition outputs

- nds/sound/help: described capture errors (both negative and overflow bugs)

- nds/sound: emulates minmax clipping, fully emulates all sound capture errors

- gba/sound: fixed small ch4 glitch (occured when only one stereo side was on)

- gba/sound: bugfix: recurses channel 3 wave ram bank number/bank size changes

- gba/sound: emulates minmax clipping, corrected channel-volume vs bias-volume

- gba/nds/sound/help: rev-engineered Max Output Levels (psg/pcmfifo/bias/clip)

- nds/sound: emulates capture (routing, adding, mixing, rounding, clipping, etc)

- nds/sound: emulates sound loop+length and high accuracy frequency timings

- nds/gba-slot/bugfix: memadr_sram (instead nnn=0Eh) (thanks Chow Kim Foong)

- nds/sound/help: corrected sample frequency, explained length/loop registers

- nds/sound: emulates channel volume, channel volume shift, master volume, bias

- nds/sound: emulates pcm8, pcm16, adpcm, psg wave/duty, psg noise formats

- nds/sound: emulates all write-only sound ports as such (reads as 00000000h)

- nds/sound/no$fmw/emu: initializes bias=200h (as done by original firmware)

- nds/sound: nds_sb_generate_sample invoked by NDS7 (not NDS9) as sound master

- nds/bugfix: fixed arm9 halfmul opcodes (accidently exchanged opcode lsbs/msbs)

- debug/disass: fixed smulxy opcode (showed up as "smmuxy" instead of "smulxy")

- nds/sound/help: described SOUNDCNT bits 8-11 (final audio output selection)

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PSX emulator

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