Direct Connect 2 2.01

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Direct Connect offers a community-oriented, open, user-controlled network. Moreover, its network architecture is built on a peer-to-peer foundation; users run, control, and maintain the network. Users are able to share any type of file - absolutely no restrictions.

What's new:

The application now supports a ‘DC’ description tag - Configurable
'Grant slots' was added to the user context menu. If a slot is granted to a user, that user may connect to you even if you are 'full' if they have not already done so
You can now refresh the public list from the connect window's toolbar
Operators now have icons
The application auto reconnects to servers it has been disconnected from after 5 minutes
The GUI display of the bandwidth cap is fixed to an 8x multiplier for upload/download ratio
Application now minimizes to the system tray

Download: Direct Connect 2.01 (FileForum - 924KB)

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News source: Betanews (full list of changes)

Shared files are scanned every 5 minutes (instead of every 1 minute) to save system resources, this can be changed to any value.
K++ can now be automaticly be started with Windows, disabled by default
My Shared Folder is located on the system drive by default (usually C:My Shared Folder), this can be changed to another location easily in KaZaA Lite options
Shortcuts to My Shared Folder are now dynamic, they will always work, regardless of the location of your shared folder
Build in AutoSearchMore feature
Build in K++ Configuration tool
Unreachable sources (local network IPs) are no longer stored in the .dat files
Search history can be cleaned automaticly when closing KaZaA Lite
Systray icon can be hidden
Add-on tools can be started from within the KaZaA Lite
Option to start other programs from within KaZaA Lite
Sig2Dat quicklinks are added directly to the download list, no need to restart KaZaA Lite
Updates can be found and downloaded from mirror.edskes.com
Added keyboard shortcuts
Includes the Sig2Dat tool
Includes the Dat View tool
Includes the AVI Preview tool
Includes the Speed Up tool

#1 Solarix on 06 Jul 2003 - 04:50

omg, when is the last time this was updated

#2 avifear on 06 Jul 2003 - 04:53

Nice version.

They made a great job! Not sure if to use DC++ or this one :/

@Solarix: it is the second version update lately. v2.00 came out not too long ago (couple of days)

#3 Dark Vageta on 06 Jul 2003 - 06:20

LOL do you still have to " share" GIGS and GIGS of Data

(1 reply) #4 Kenny McCormick on 06 Jul 2003 - 06:46

Direct Connect sucks.
I will stick to oDC/DC++.

#4.1 epple on 06 Jul 2003 - 12:12

thats like the same thing, isnt it, only more features in the program?
but i guess you are referring to the program, not the 'network'..

(1 reply) #5 carpediem on 06 Jul 2003 - 07:42

the option to cap the upload really sucks. This will be the leechers dream. Many hubs are now banning ALL nmdc clients because of this.

I'll stick to oDC instead. http://gempond.com/odc (always build on the latest dc++ core)

#5.1 sinatosk on 06 Jul 2003 - 21:56

not really because if you wanna play an online game while having your P2P runing in background and people hoggin all your upload bandwidth... you gonna be lagging...

#6 DOCa Cola on 06 Jul 2003 - 09:08

I will stick to DC++ although the new nmdc looks nice

#7 Demogorgon on 06 Jul 2003 - 18:15

hmmm... wont install for me, says i need 2mb on my temp drive?

#8 BeLGaRaTh on 06 Jul 2003 - 23:23

One of the better things about DC and DC++ that I could see was the the lack of bandwidth throttling. Now they have added it, the networks will probably be like Kazaa with leechers leeching away while throttling their uploads to 2-3k ... Its called file sharing people, not file leeching. If you dont want people to 'share' your bandwidth, why should they share theirs with you and let you leech away ... Another thing I could see is that you had to share on DC/DC++ unlike kazaa and other netwroks, and some people are moaning about that, just reiterating what I said, its not a file leeching program, its a file sharing program.

*note* I do not condone P2P software, I am just stating my opinion that most users want everything for nothing *note*

#9 Mystical112 on 07 Jul 2003 - 01:28

coo....i just recently started using dc++ instead of this...

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