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Transmission Bitorrent client now supports magnet links
The folks behind the cross-platform, open source Bittorrent client Transmission have just released version 1.80 of their application. The release features a few dozen bug fixes as well as 44 enhancements based on user requests, and one of the most notable new features is that Transmission now supports magnet links. Magnet links are basically URLs for files that are distributed via P2P.
Continue reading »Shareaza comes back with a 2.5 update
The makers of the multi-network open source P2P client Shareaza just released a new version with working chat functionality as well as a bunch of other bug fixes. Shareaza users can simultaneously use Edonkey, Gnutella, G2 and Bittorrent to download and share files with the world. Shareaza has a somewhat tumultuous history.
Continue reading »PeerGuardian hijacker threatens Shareaza
In 2005, the PeerGuardian website methlabs.org was hijacked, p2pnet reported. “The majority of the Methlabs.org administration and development team have been forced out of their website following a series of threats and incidents,” we said. “The member of the group that had been trusted to handle the finances and servers slowly managed to take over each individual part of the web site’s assets, eventually claiming control over the entire group and locking out the majority of staff.” The hijacker was allegedly Will Erwin, then a student in Texas, we understand.
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