Shareaza Changelog

What's new in Shareaza 2.7.8.0 r9520

Oct 5, 2015
  • Better support of 64-bit Windows.
  • Updated third-party libraries.
  • Bug-fixing.
  • Major SVN changes:
  • Restored Windows XP compatibility fix lost during last update.
  • Banned offline cache: http://buriti2.serveftp.com:8080/skulls.php
  • Updated GeoIP database (03 Dec 2014).
  • Added Release build scripts.
  • Fixed rare crash when user rapidly presses Browse button in Browse Host Window.
  • Updated UnRAR version to 5.20.4.1419.
  • Updated MiniUPnPc library to 1.9.20141117.
  • Updated SQLite version to 3.8.7.2.
  • Updated GeoIP database (05 Nov 2014).
  • Fixed memory overrun.
  • Added support for 64-bit Program Files for detection of Shareaza folder, shareable folders testing etc.
  • Fixed warnings, minor optimization.
  • Changed file externals to SVN externals.
  • Fixed potential crash inside BitTorrent available chunks code.

New in Shareaza 2.7.7.0 r9499 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • Improved using of BitTorrent sources.
  • Improved hash search.
  • Added Base-16 format of hashes.
  • Bug-fixing.

New in Shareaza 2.7.6.0 r9460 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • (U) - More robust incoming push connections.
  • (F) - Fixed Windows XP incompatibility
  • (U) - Updated MiniUPnPc library to 1.9.20140701.
  • (F) - Fixed LAN mode build script (for using VS2013).
  • (F) - Fixed rare freeze on Shareaza exit during library files hashing process.

New in Shareaza 2.7.5.0 r9451 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • Network support:
  • (Fix) - Fixed bug with random port selection (issue #215).
  • (Update) - Added forced re-connection on port number change in Settings dialog.
  • (U) - Added automatic port change on TCP/UDP-port conflicts.
  • (U) - Enabled UPnP for server version of Windows.
  • (F) - Changed Datz's web-cache URL
  • (F) - Fixed negative "Downloads.MaxFileTransfers" value (issue #135).
  • (U) - Added "Foxy" to default list of blocked user agents.
  • (U) - Changed default ZLib compression ration up to 9.
  • (F) - Fixed bad sources - http://bit.ly/1p4qtrY
  • (U) - Updated Default services list (Jul 2014).
  • (F) - Fixed download renaming according to HTTP redirection.
  • BitTorrent:
  • (F) - Fixed torrent-file extra slash bug
  • (New) - Implemented regular download mutation into torrent download when BTIH hash/source added to it and vice versa and added new option "BitTorrent.EnablePromote" ("true" by default).
  • (F) - Fixed memory overrun in BitTorrent tracker requests.
  • Internal and functional changes:
  • (New) - Added support for .sd-files (Shareaza Download) opening (also by double click), note that .sd-file re-saved to Incomplete folder but corresponding .partial-files left in the original place. Also improved handling of existing .partial-files when Incomplete folder was moved.
  • (F) - Fixed a lot of warnings.
  • (F) - Fixed parsing of magnet link numbered parts.
  • (U) - Added "/" to escaped chars in URI (compatibility).
  • (U) - Added support for "id" attribute (help context) of "menu" tag of Shareaza skin (primarily for "ID_WEBSERVICES_LIST" menu).
  • (U) - Refactored file code.
  • (F) - Fixed multi-file magnet parsing (but not supported yet)
  • (F) - Fixed many potential errors and warnings.
  • (U) - Implemented getting of file properties from Windows via IPropertyStore interface.
  • (F) - Fixed potential deadlock when pausing many download sources at once.
  • (F) - Fixed 10 minutes penalty on download pausing.
  • (U) - Thread code refactored: changed thread handle to thread id.
  • (U) - Optimized thread checks.
  • (F) - Added workaround for negative uptime in the web cache.
  • Plugins:
  • (N) - Added plugin support for Downloads window.
  • (U) - Removed the Bitzi.com support, as the Bitzi service has been discontinued.
  • (U) - Extended Shareaza plugin COM-interfaces.
  • (U) - Updated VirusTotal Plugin for new plugin interfaces, added to Hit Monitor and Browse Host windows.
  • (U) - Updated SearchExport Plugin for new plugin interfaces, added to Hit Monitor and Browse Host windows.
  • (N) - Added URL Shortener Plugin for magnet links (currently using http://is.gd service only).
  • (N) - Added tinyurl.com and v.gd URL shorteners.
  • (N) - Added FLV-file metadata extractor.
  • (U) - Optimized FLV metadata extraction.
  • (U) - Removed useless (and incorrect) internal metadata extraction for BMP, GIF, PNG and JPEG files. Fixed inverted "Library.ScanProperties" option.
  • (U) - Optimized GFL-based plugins.
  • (F) - Fixed internal PDF metadata extractor.
  • (N) - Added primitive DJVU-file metadata parser.
  • (U) - Updated plugin icons.
  • Graphical / GUI changes:
  • (U) - Added flags to Profile dialog country combobox.
  • (U) - Increased height of "Download File or Torrent" dialog.
  • (U) - Enabled the usage of the "Shift" key to change "Copy URI" menu item to "Export URI" even when only one file selected.
  • (U) - Improved "Existing File" dialog (now incremental torrents must be downloaded without any questions).
  • (N) - Performance optimization: Added opened search/browse windows limits, new options "Interface.SearchWindowsLimit" and "Interface.BrowseWindowsLimit", 10 windows by default, also windows saving can be completely turned off by setting this options to "0".
  • (U) - Changed "Display simple progress bar" to more useful "Open a download monitor window" option in general settings dialog.
  • (F) - Fixed stuck progress bar of main window title when last download canceled.
  • (N) - Added Download Monitor opening on: external link, search window download, eMule import. Fixed context menu of Download Monitor. Changed "Hide" button of Download Monitor from monitor closing to hiding to tray instead.
  • Library updates:
  • (U) - Updated GeoIP database (02 Apr 2014).
  • (U) - Updated SQLite version to 3.8.4.3.
  • (U) - Updated UnRAR version to 5.10.2.1194.
  • (U) - Updated BitTorrent DHT library up to version 0.22.
  • (U) - Updated BugTrap library up to version 1.3.3718.38316.
  • (U) - Updated GeoIP database (02 Jul 2014).
  • (U) - Updated SQLite version to 3.8.5.
  • Tools:
  • (N) - Added Shareaza Connection Test php-script (c) jlh, 2009.
  • (U) - Updated "Shareaza Connection Test" forum and wiki URLs.
  • Compiling:
  • (U) - Dropped Visual Studio 2008 support.
  • (N) - Added Visual Studio 2013 project, fixed incompatibilities.
  • (U) - Removed Windows 2000 code (Win2k support has already been dropped some time ago.)
  • (U) - Updated VS2013 projects.
  • (U) - Updated VS2010 project delay loaded DLLs.
  • (U) - Updated VS2013 64-bit projects.
  • (U) - Disabled plugin registration during VS2010 build.
  • (U) - Enabled "Edit And Continue" for VS2013 Debug Win32.
  • (U) - Updated setup script for VS2013.

New in Shareaza 2.7.1.1 r9358 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • Added some measures against G2 overloading.

New in Shareaza 2.5.5.0 (Feb 9, 2012)

  • Network support:
  • Fixed BitTorrent-magnet download start.
  • (Update) - Optimized UPnP code (removed from connection wizard, fixed "zero port" bug).
  • More robust control of UPnP devices.
  • Fixed "16.0 EB" source downloads when size is unknown yet.
  • Enabled adding torrent-file as source to any download. Fixed freezed name of BitTorrent-magnet download.
  • Fixed G2 KHL packet crash.
  • Refactored chat code (removed/renamed chat window classes, fixed connection bugs, updated translations and skins).
  • Fixed broken Gnutella 1 chat.
  • Added CAPTCHA support for ED2K chat.
  • Fixed Gnutella 1 query hit packets: now LimeWire compatible, all available hashes transmitted, large file supported (64-bit size), added alternate sources.
  • Fixed host browsing fail due disabled protocol.
  • Fixed upload without specified "Range:" header (for G1).
  • Improved query hit and query search anti-spam protection.
  • Fixed false positive XML errors of some G1 queries.
  • Optimized schema types handling.
  • Added protection against "future" hosts.
  • Added experimental support for Gnutella 1 multicast searches (to use it set Shareaza port to 6347), creation time, meta, LimeWire-compatible hash and "Whats New" searches. Removed "Gnutella1.StrictPackets", added "Gnutella1.MCastPingRate" and "Gnutella1.QueryGlobalThrottle" options.
  • Improved compatibility of Gnutella 1 uploads.
  • Optimized query hit metadata handling, G1 packet HUGE and XML parts parsing and removed unused code from QHT. Not sure but probably we used wrong G1 query MinSpeed-flag byte-ordering (so we had no XML in results from LimeWire-compatible clients)...
  • Improved own IP detection after change for example after connection loss.
  • Added '$' symbol to be also encoded in URLs.
  • Added new option "Connection.ZLibCompressionLevel" to tune compression level (default: 6; 0 - no compression; 9 - maximum and slowest) used in connections. Added checks for decompression errors.
  • Tuned download starvation option (to starve a bit earlier).
  • Fix against acquiring 255.255.255.255 as own address.
  • Fixed priority host expiration.
  • Updated web-caches list.
  • Fixed slow initial connection to networks.
  • DC++ support:
  • Fixed DC++ file list XML format.
  • Fixed DC++ magnet-link parsing.
  • Implemented TigerTree hash support for DC++.
  • Fixed DC++ downloading of small files (< 64KB).
  • Added support for any level of TigerTree for DC++ clients.
  • Removed "dcfile:" but fully implemented "dchub:" URL instead.
  • Fixed user/leaf counter of DC++ neighbors.
  • Massive update for DC++.
  • Added DC++ $RevConnectToMe command.
  • Changed detection of firewalled state for DC++.
  • Reduced connection speed for DC++ hubs.
  • Fixed passive $SR answers.
  • Fix for unexpected big DC++ TigerTree.
  • Added experimental $Get/$Send commands.
  • Fixed download queues.
  • Fixed DC++ TTH uploads.
  • Fixed DC++ incoming connection handshake.
  • Added error message about dropped DC++ client connection.
  • Added DC++ passive searches
  • Fixed DC++ hub selection for connecting client.
  • Crash fixes:
  • Fixed strange crash in Control Point UPnP code.
  • Some workaround for Schema cache unknown crash.
  • Added protection against crashes during metadata extraction.
  • Internal and functional changes:
  • Album Wizard code refactoring (added BitTorrent metadata template variable).
  • submitting ailurophobe's miss cache code and OldDeaths IP filter optimization code for further testing and review
  • small patch by siavoshkc to improve bandwidth monitor performance
  • Fixes for broken functionality of Security window, fixed some bugs and more optimizations for r8920.
  • Fixed Security rules memory leak.
  • Security fix - removed user avatar file path from G2 profile packet.
  • Fixed extra security check #140
  • Added Library load process benchmarking in Debug builds.
  • Removed UPnP message loop if no need.
  • Added new interface to notify all windows, plugins (using ILibraryPlugin) and version checker about new file in library.
  • Renamed CShareazaFile::IsHashed() to HasHash() to differ from CLibraryFile::IsHashed().
  • Fixed recent file verification when history limit set too low.
  • Fixed CR-LF in chat window.
  • Another fix for CRLf in chat windows
  • Fixed unknown datagram dump.
  • Implemented multi-file merging with download, file merge offset for torrent download now calculated by file size also.
  • Fixed Shareaza media player "next file" bug.
  • Enabled link handling when Shareaza was launched in higher security level than Explorer.
  • CTransfer/CDownloadTransfer/CUploadTransfer classes code refactoring.
  • Fixed sometimes acquired 0.0.0.0 own IP address due too early UPnP operation.
  • Fixed DC++ chat memory leak (when hub connection dropped during user list fetching).
  • Fixed unhandled file errors of Hash Database.
  • Isolated WSACleanup crash.
  • HashLib version bumped.
  • Updated GFL 2.90 to 3.40.
  • Updated 7ZipBuilder plugin's Z-Zip library to 9.22. Added 64-bit version.
  • Updated RARBuilder plugin's UnRAR library to 4.0.4.3.
  • Graphical / GUI changes:
  • Implemented BitTorrent-magnet link creation in download "Copy URI" dialog.
  • Added DC++ upload queue interface elements, added "DC++ Guard" queue.
  • Fixed toolbar updates.
  • Compressed Flags.png and Splash.png
  • Updated emoticons (eMule-compatible).
  • Updated chat window skinning.
  • Fixed forgotten tip string.
  • Added IP on status bar.
  • Fixed DC++ neighbors tip.
  • Fixed "infinite percent" of download completion when no download size known yet.
  • Fixed download queue label when queue size is unknown.
  • Added "Create .torrent File" item to Library folder tree menu.
  • Updated BitTorrent icon in Library folder tree menu.
  • Added user list (not fully functional yet) to chat window.
  • Optimize GUI performance.
  • Improved Library tree tips: added "Free:" (disk space) to Folders tips, "Total Files:" and "Total Volume:" to Organizer, fixed too long to fit localized texts.
  • DC++ chat window improvements.
  • Optimized project images.
  • Added more filters to packet window (DC++, BitTorrent and TCP/UDP).
  • Fixed painting and skinning of Discovery and Search Monitor windows.
  • Fixed stuck selection after deleted items in Discovery and Host Cache windows.
  • (F) - Fixed Neighbours window tips (in handshaking state ones).
  • Tools:
  • Updated SkinTranslate utility.
  • Updated HashTest utility (added HashWord function tests).
  • Updated HashTest utility (more stable tests).
  • TorentWizard: Added new option "-comment". Added web-help button on every page. Improved auto-mode ("-sourcefile" option now can point to folder to create torrent package). Updated application icon.
  • Changed way how VS2010 project builds.
  • Changed way how VS2008 project builds.
  • Added scripts to pack symbols and source tree using 7-Zip.
  • Updated languages:
  • German/Deutsch - massive update to the program translation and to 2/3 of the schema files
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Web interface:
  • css optimizations
  • eliminating layout table, normalizing font sizes
  • restored some old formatting to about page (without tables this time)
  • now validates as xhtml 1.0 strict

New in Shareaza 2.5.4.0 (Feb 9, 2012)

  • Network support:
  • Added support for eMule search links i.e. ed2k://|search|text_to_find|/
  • Fixed error when seeded file uploading via gnutella.
  • Fix eD2k download sources not being sorted properly when they update our position in their queue.
  • Fix a couple of wrong lengths in download fragment selection.
  • Fix too many hits being added to query hit packets. (G2)
  • Advertise all available ranges to G1/2 clients. Optimise range string generation.
  • Fix gnutella source exchange sending wrongly formatted sources
  • Fix reflecting gnutella sources back to client
  • Fix for eD2k & HTTP fragmented file assignment for partial file uploads.
  • Added own IP address acquiring on every successful incoming and outgoing connect.
  • Fixed Shareaza never updating to GWCs with no hosts. (ticket #99)
  • Fixed stuck downloads when many seeding torrents presents.
  • Relaxed too strict network anti-hammering protection.
  • Implemented new UPnP/NAT port mapping method.
  • Implemented UPnP runtime controlling (it restores changed port mappings).
  • Added periodic refresh of UPnP port mappings (default 30 minutes, new option "Connection.UPnPRefreshTime").
  • Updated Default services files
  • Fixed debug assert when Shareaza tries to upload torrent download to non-BitTorrent client.
  • Added support for uTorrent Peer Exchange UT PEX. (ivan386) (BitTorrent)
  • Added support for tracker exchange ("lt_tex"). (BitTorrent)
  • Changed Hub-rating calculation (added free memory bonus, 64-bit bonus, halfed multi-processor bonus).
  • Fixed wrong sending of HAW packet on connecting. (G2)
  • Added protection against query hammering.
  • Added G2_PACKET_RETRY_AFTER-part to query ack packets.
  • General.MinTransfersRest option defaulted to 50 ms and enforced.
  • Deprecated Bandwidth.HubUploads option, now Hub upload limit set to 50% (when Uploads.HubUnshare option is on).
  • Fixed bug that caused some Hubs to not to accept leaf connections and therefore stay at 0 leaves all the time. (So-called 0-leaf bug; ticket #127)
  • Fixed false positive torrent encoding error.
  • Fixed packet parsing in CChatSession. (G2)
  • DC++ support:
  • Implemented limited DC++ support. It can/has:
  • Connect to DC++ Hubs in active mode
  • Show all commands in system log
  • Search for files on Hub
  • Answer on incoming searches
  • Upload Library files
  • Upload Library file list (files.xml.bz2)
  • Mount file lists as Library collections.
  • Log DC++ UDP packets
  • Support for DC++ redirection command ($ForceMove)
  • Support for DC++ user bad name command ($ValidateDenide)
  • Some support for the DC++ password command ($GetPass)
  • Support of DC++ "$ADCGET list" command
  • Download
  • Search
  • Support for download and upload queues
  • Experimental support for overlapped upload requests
  • Import "hublist.xml.bz2" files by dropping it to Shareaza or opening them via the Host Cache.
  • DC++ URL support
  • (N) - Created "dcfile://" URL handler. Its new nonstandard URL type defines direct DC++ download. Format: "dcfile://HubIP:HubPort/User/TTH:FileTigerTreeRootHash/FileSize/".
  • (U) - Added "DC++" to vendors cache.
  • Crash fixes:
  • Fixed crash caused by bad Italian translation.
  • Fixed tray popup crash.
  • Fixed crash when bad data found in crash log.
  • Fixed Shareaza crash during playing of damaged video.
  • Fixed crash during .mp3 ID3 tag parsing with invalid Genre field.
  • Fixed crash caused by bad BitTorrent packet.
  • Fixed rare crash when user quickly selects views of Library.
  • Fixed scheduler crash when "hang-up connection" task found more than one Internet connection.
  • Fixed rare crash when library remotely browsed and updated at same time.
  • Added workaround for plugin crash on Shareaza exit.
  • Workaround for download preview crash on cancel.
  • Fixed incoming browse request crash when some Library files were deleted outside Shareaza before that.
  • Internal and functional changes:
  • Added /RegServerPerUser and /UnRegServerPerUser command line switches.
  • Better handling of unsupported codecs in Shareaza Media Player plugin.
  • Optimized library search by hash.
  • Added more strict file equality comparison by hash, size and name.
  • Fixed a bug that made the job times change within the scheduler if the computer was turned on later than the time at which a specific task had been scheduled.
  • Improved GFLReader plugin's image loading process.
  • Added faster and more robust way of closing Shareaza during hashing process.
  • Added more protection against downloads overload (too many sources, bad settings etc.).
  • Enhanced Scheduler shut-down mechanism.
  • Added dropped UDP packets debug logging.
  • Added new option "Connection.IgnoreOwnUDP" to ignore own datagrams (helps debugging).
  • Optimized compressing and decompressing of memory blocks.
  • Optimized SQLite interfaces.
  • Renamed "Gnutella2.QueryHostThrottle" option to "Gnutella2.QueryThrottle", "eDonkey.QueryServerThrottle" to "eDonkey.QueryThrottle". Removed "Gnutella1.RequeryDelay" option.
  • Changed "Connection.EnableUPnP" option default to "true".
  • Optimized Security object.
  • Updated VirusTotal plugin, uses new www.virustotal.com API compatible with any browser.
  • Added using of delay loaded DLLs.
  • Added ogv, webm, oga to audio/video schemas
  • Added low I/O priority for some file operations (Transfers, Library Builder, Download Tasks) under Vista and above.
  • Optimized download previews.
  • Fixed invalid metadata extraction when .mp3-file has empty IDv2.
  • Fixed XML parsing for Bitzi. Library.PreferAPETags option deprecated.
  • Fixed DocumentReader and RatDVDPlugin plugins. Enforced XML checks.
  • Optimized internal metadata builder. Library.ScanMPC option deprecated.
  • Added skin images caching (now less memory used).
  • Reduced Shareaza start-up time (postponed all starting threads).
  • Did some updates to the media player
  • Updated default security file (removed .wmv/.wma and private net)
  • Updated GeoIP database
  • Updated SQlite 3.5.8 -> 3.7.4
  • Updated BZip 1.0.5 -> 1.0.6
  • Updated Zlib 1.2.3 -> 1.2.5
  • Graphical / GUI changes
  • Fixed Smart Download Preview window which did not close automatically or got stuck sometimes
  • Fixed cut lines in IRC Chat Window.
  • Fixed IRC window updates when Apply button pressed in Settings dialog.
  • Changed option "Settings.IRC.Timestamp" to "on" by default.
  • Fixed library files 48x48 icons loading.
  • Improved MediaPlayer recovery after codec crash.
  • Fix completed downloads being filtered from download control, optimized filtering
  • Made hash progress window flexible.
  • Changed the way download sources are coloured (colours generated randomly).
  • Added interface elements for DC++.
  • Added new GUI behavior: "Library" button now switches views between "Folders" and "Organizer" starting from second click.
  • Library views now remembers its selected folders.
  • Updated Flags. Added country flags to Host Cache window. Fixed bad sized protocol icons of Neighbours Window.
  • Patch to show source counts by real source count + alternate source counts in the search results.
  • Library now has initial selections as Default Download folder for Folders view and Favorites album for Organizer view.
  • Added BitTorrent packet dumps.
  • Improved packet dumps.
  • Updated lots of stuff on the Scheduler.
  • Fixed selection of user media players, now an unlimited number of custom players is supported.
  • Unified file execution process, enforced its security, added "too many files" confirmation (for Play Album button).
  • Added automatic detection of media players (AIMP2, GOM Player, MPlayer, SMPlayer, etc.).
  • Relaxed reaction on skin load error, now in most cases Shareaza agreed to load incomplete skin. Added more skin validation checks.
  • Added language file early loading (so command-line options and splash dialog can now be translated too).
  • Added Shareaza self-restart on language change.
  • Added new command-line option "-wait" - Shareaza will wait for another Shareaza instance exit and then continue execution.
  • Added command-line transmission from second Shareaza instance to first (to open files without using DDE for example as FireFox does).
  • Host (from Host Cache) now can use DNS-name also (was IP address only).
  • Added full-screen application detection to prevent hash window show.
  • Fixed tooltip flicker effect. Download and Upload tips made more dynamic.
  • Added completed download move indicator.
  • Added more detailed Gnutella query statistics: old "Gnutella Local Queries" divided by "Gnutella Incoming Queries" (all incoming packets) and "Gnutella Processed Queries" (good and accepted for feature processing packets).
  • Added Shareaza logo to background in Window Mode. Removed all default windows in Window Mode.
  • Fixed Neighbours window Time column sorting.
  • Updated a lot of icons on various places.
  • Fixed and optimized remote interface.
  • Fixed Skin colour duplicate calculations.
  • Fixed missed Library interface updates when file metadata was changed.
  • Installer:
  • Added "No Banner" skin to setup.
  • Fixed Shareaza internal components and associations registration under limited user and administrative accounts. (Now everyone should be able to see and use all plugins again.)
  • Added X-Mas skin.
  • Updated languages:
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Russian
  • and last but not least...
  • Fixed lots of minor bugs, made thousands of smaller optimizations ... and got rid of half a million of crashes not named above. Of course, we did also create some new ones, else it wouldn't be fun any more. :)
  • Made lots of smaller changes for VS2010 support
  • Fixed lots of compiler warnings
  • Updated copyright info in some of our files which did still mention shareaza*com.
  • Created new SkinUpdate utility. It can test resources for validity, extract string tables from RC-file and save the result as XML-file.

New in Shareaza 2.5.3.0 (Jun 15, 2010)

  • GUI:
  • Added new scheduler window. (by siavoshkc) Allows a better control over what Shareaza is doing while running unattended.
  • File moving error now shows as a tray message.
  • Several icon updates.
  • Added St. Patrick's Day and NoBanner example skin.
  • Added client version to “Browse Host” window title.
  • Fixed search dialog's overlapped Shareaza logo.
  • Fixed ugly colors of highlighted icons (for example icons of Library Organizer view).
  • Fixed semi-transparent "?" under icons in Library album view.
  • Added ability to select all files in any library view by Ctrl + A keys
  • Added ability to delete ghost files by "Clear History Now" button in Settings dialog.
  • Dialog banner and Media Window logo now skinable (including their complete hiding). Some .bmp resources converted to .png ones with size reduction.
  • Fixed not fit long lines in Select dialog.
  • Fixed unused "Gnutella 1" option in Host Browse dialog, now Shareaza will ask G1-only browses under this option.
  • IRC:
  • Changed chat behavior: now "away" status will not disconnect chat session. Also changed chat log formatting.
  • Fixed lost first symbol when text copied to clipboard.
  • Fixed IRC window updating after IRC settings change.
  • Changed IRC window layout (removed header for better view on small screen resolutions).
  • Added IRC user menu "Browse" item (via "USERINFO" CTCP message).
  • Implemented full URL detection in IRC window.
  • Added IRC channel list preserving even in disconnected state.
  • Added timestamps to IRC status window.
  • Fixed minor bugs.
  • Added CRichViewCtrl::GetWordFromPoint method. Extended CEmoticons::FormatText method. Changed some IRC icons.
  • Networks:
  • G2: Added "PCH" (G2_PACKET_PEER_CHAT) packet to host browser packet flow to flag chat capabilities.
  • gnutella: Fixed maximum hits per packet (now 255, default is 64) for gnutella.
  • Gnutella: Fix not connecting to original gnutella due to stale cache as expired hosts were not being removed (r8492)
  • BitTorrent: Optimization of "Extension for Peers to Send Metadata Files" (BitTorrent Specs BEP0009) by ivan386.
  • BitTorrent: Acept source without peer id + torrentless download (Forum Link) by ivan386
  • Optimise endgame piece selection and reduce download overhead while in endgame.
  • Enforced GIV/PUSH headers checks.
  • Crash fixes:
  • Fixed crash caused by bad Chinese translation.
  • Fixed search window scroll crash.
  • Fixed crash on search window close.
  • Fixed rare crash when Uploads tip "stuck".
  • Fixed rare crash on skin change (access synchronization error).
  • Fixed rare crash on multi-file torrent reopening.
  • Fixed rare crash on multiple search preview requests.
  • Fixed rare divide-by-zero crash on upload queue rotation
  • Fixed Host Browser rare crash.
  • Feature/bug fixes:
  • Fixed "always connected network" bug when seeded torrents present and AutoSeed option is on
  • Fixed unneeded sources addition for completed downloads.
  • Fixed potential problems found by MSVC Analyzer (including "large files" compatibility).
  • Fixed "Close after transfer complete" feature (now without disconnection).
  • Fixed avatar loading in host browse window.
  • Fix paused state of downloads not being saved when modified
  • Fix creation of zero length files when files/folders are renamed/deleted outside of Shareaza's control
  • Fixed Shareaza and plugins registration under active User Access Control (UAC).
  • Fixed Library synchronization. (on several places; also avoids some possible crashes)
  • Fixed Shareaza hibernation (added network core reconnection after resuming from suspend or hibernation).
  • RegExp stability fix. Changed insecure alloca() to more robust malloc() function.
  • Fixed missed strings for media player Speed, Volume and Position controls.
  • Added more strict checks for skins and so fixed some skins.
  • Internal optimizations:
  • Fixed extra sources of completed but still moving downloads.
  • Eliminated unneeded source code dependencies of CBuffer, CBENode and CXML* classes to simplify its use in another projects.
  • Removed "BitTorrent.TorrentExtraKeys" option since its always "true".
  • Optimized local search engine (fixed potential crash on neighbor disconnection; removed library file metadata dependencies).
  • Implemented asynchronous searches.
  • Added plugin cache for all plugin types (earlier it was for ImageService plugins only) to improve metadata extraction speed.
  • Improved crashed plugins reload process.
  • Optimized drawing of download sources
  • Optimized fragment list traversals
  • Optimized CDownloadWithTiger::GetWantedFragmentList() function by adding cache.
  • Optimized tray icon operations.
  • Optimized download status text code (in download window and in remote interface).
  • Optimized Neighbors core (single CList replaced by two Cmaps).
  • Improved reaction speed on new hits in search window.
  • Optimized Host Cache methods.
  • Optimized packet dump window.
  • Optimized schema cache code.
  • Optimized library dictionary code (also it fixes rare Shareaza exit crash).
  • Optimized host cache code (removed extra 8 times per second checks of all G2-hosts inside Search manager). Host cache now checks by Network core and one time per minute only.Optimized network names resolver.HashLib optimization for non-assembler (including 64-bit) compilation on VS 2008.slightly redesigned and optimized queue code
  • Other:
  • Updated save/restore scripts of Shareaza registry.
  • Updated Shareaza Chinese (Simplified) translation (by dxrayb).
  • Updated Russian translation
  • Updated English language files
  • Added Windows Media Player object as another MediaPlayer plugin "engine". So now it can be compiled in two different ways: with WMP or with DirectShow.
  • Fixed all translations (Dialog banner and Media Window) and added "update.cmd" script for complete rebuilding of all translations using default-en.xml and corresponding .po-files only (msgmerge.exe is a utility from Poedit application).

New in Shareaza 2.5.2.0 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • No longer requires SSE in the standard version.

New in Shareaza 2.5.0.0 (Nov 1, 2009)

  • After many months of bug fixes, 2.5.0.0 has finally been released. While we were planning for an earlier release, time was not on our side. The chat tab should now be working at the level it should have been in 2.4.0.0, and we hope to have it fully bug free before too long.
  • Also, happy Halloween to those celebrating it this year. For those of you who do not want the Halloween skin after today, you can remove it by deselecting "Halloween" under the Skin tab of the Settings window.

New in Shareaza 2.2.5.0 beta (Mar 13, 2007)

  • Fixed invalid tag count in ed2k HELLO packet.
  • Removed hardcoded 30 secs for UPnP timeout, replaced with 10 secs timeout after the last event.
  • Fixed temp file deletion when autoseeding is turned off.
  • Disabled DIPP support by default (moved to experimental advanced settings).
  • Fixed zero peerID.
  • Real fix of Normal mode crash after the fresh install.
  • Fixed case of STRISTATE.
  • Remove BT clients from upload queue after receiving Cancel or Uninterested packets when seeding.
  • Fixed plugin windows skinning (the windows now can be translated from the language XML files).
  • Updated Queue properties dialog (supports skinnable protocol icons).
  • Increased default width for the "Extension" column.
  • Merged search panel from CyberBob's branch.
  • All protocol icons are skinnable now.
  • Made download sources icons skinned.
  • Fixed invalid command ID and added IDs for HTTP, FTP and BT protocols.
  • Added custom skin-icon support for Home panel boxes.
  • Fixed autoseeding/tracker updates when multiple files are seeded.
  • Merged code from CyberBob? branch to fix searches from metadata panel.
  • Fixed broken GUI mode switches.
  • Updated ICQ link.
  • Added cursors for scheduler.
  • Fixed soundType syntaxis.
  • Fixed search result filtering when searched by entering terms in metadata box (ed2k was mainly affected).
  • Implemented metadata spam filter.
  • Added some buffer overrun checks/preventions.
  • Force binding IP update fixed (thanks to dcat).
  • Removed 0.0.0.0 from the IP dropdown boxes on the Connection settings page.
  • Memory leak fixed when torrent source file was not found.
  • Torrent autoseeding fixed when the single-file torrent source was removed manually.
  • Workaround to have typelib opened in VB applications.
  • Tracker request memory leak fixed.
  • Updated the list of BT client peer IDs.
  • Workaround to open partial image files in the Image Viewer.
  • Improved BT packet reading: subsequent keep-alive packets are treated as one.
  • Removed EOLs from XML metadata.