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DC++ 0.181 Readme
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DC++
Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Jacek Sieka, jacek@creatio.se
License
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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This Readme will give you a quick startup guide and explain some features
that are NOT obvious :)
So this is especially for NMDC upgraders.
Newbies should (also) check out the web site, http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net
1 Installation
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Plain simple:
Just extract everything to a folder of your choice and run DCPluPlus.exe :)
2 Upgrade
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If u used NMDC: You can import your queue file now !
If u used older DC++ version:
As simple as Installing:
Backup your old DCPlusPlus folder, extract the new version to it
(overwriting old files) and run it.
Your old settings will still be there as is your queue.
BEWARE: Old (ver <= 0.163) Notepad notes will get lost, format change in 0.17
3 Uninstall
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Even more simple:
Just delete the DCPlusPlus folder.
There are no registry entries, installed dll's or likewise :)
4 Available commands (type in main chat or pm)
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/grant grants a slot to the user of the pm window you type in
/close close current window
/help short help message
/refresh Refreshes list of shared files :)
/away <message> Specifies a message to auto-respond in PM's while
you're AFK (there's a default message so you don't
need to specify one)
/back Turn away message off
/slots <#> Changes number of slots to <#>
/clear Clears the main chat windows
/ts Switches timestamps in chat windows on and off
/showjoins Toggles joins/parts messages for the current hub
/search <string> Searches for <string>
/join <hub> Joins <hub>
/dc++ Gives a comment about DC++ and shows the URL where
you can get it
5 What do those Icons mean ??
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green = normal Icon
blue = DC++ user (identified on 1st direct connection to this user)
with bricks = User is in passive mode
with key = User is an Operator
6 Not-so-obvious options
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Settings:
General:
Active: The usual connection mode, you can specify your IP
if detection fails and a port of your choice if
you need to.
Passive: Compatibility connection mode for users behind
Firewalls they can't change to let DC++
connections trough.
Only use this if Active is not working.
Note: Passive <-> Passive connections aren't possible.
Downloads:
Unfinished files temporary directory: You can specify a Directory for your
partial files here, suggestion si to have it on another
partition than the "Default download directory" to have
the files defragmented through moving there :)
Download slots: Maximum number of Downloads runing at once, suggestion
is to set it to the same number as your upload slots
Appearance:
Use system icons: Displays the icons set in Windows for filetypes
Language File: A XML-file containing most of the text used in DC++.
You can specify a file to have DC++ in your
favourite language.
There's an example.xml if you want to make your own.
Language files available at
http://DCPlusPlus.sourceforge.net
Logs and Sound:
Log Downloads: You can use this feature to see what downloads
completed while you were AFK :)
Advanced:
Rollback: Size of bytes to rollback when resuming a file to
ensure it contains no errors.
If there is an error DC++ deletes <rollback>
bytes and checks again.
Write buffer size: Anti-fragmentation feature, DC++ saves every
<write buffer size> bytes to keep fragmentation low.
Client version: Since most hubs specify a min client version that
is much higher than DC++'s real version number you
can set something here, i suggest adding 1 to version
number e.g. 1.181
to be able to enter the hub.
Automatically search for alternate download locations: Allows DC++ to try
to find other locations to download your files.
Useful if you're AFK a lot.
Install URL handler on startup: Set if you want URLS of type dchub://
to open in DC++
Use small send buffer: If uploads slow down your downloads A LOT you may
try this option, but beware it increases HD usage and
slows down upload, so it's not suggested.
7 Other things you might want to know about
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* you can doubleclick on a user name in chat to select him in the user list
* you can doubleclick on stuff starting with www. http:// of ftp:// to open :)
* DC++ supports uploading filelists and files <16 kB to other DC++ users
WITHOUT REQUIRING A SLOT. There's a max of 3 connections in addition to
normal slots.
* Files <16 kB and filelists are downloaded first.
* There is information added to the description field:
<++ V:x,M:x,H:x,S:x> where
V = client version,
M = mode (a=active, p=passive),
H = number of hubs connected to where you're not a registered user,
S = number of slots you have open.
This is updated every 10-15 minutes.
* There is a limit so that only 15 users and 1 op can be kicked at a time
from the hub user list
* Passive user detection, those that are behind a set of bricks are passive.
(detected when the user searches or tries to connect to you)
* DC++ user detection, those appear blue.
* Dupe file removal, files with same name and size are automatically removed
from your share
* Search flood detection (If more than 5 searches are received from the same
user within 7 seconds, DC++ will send out a warning)
8 Further information
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* Homepage @ http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net
* Report bugs @ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=427632&group_id=40287&func=browse
* Request features @ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=427635&group_id=40287&func=browse
* Download language files @ http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=download
* Get newest version @ http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=download
* Typos and errors in readme to Fireball@enLightning.de
9 Have fun
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Go out, share some files, be a happy DC++ user and have fun.