This bad. Receiving QHs, and downloading only from other BS nodes is ok, but blocking other clients from downloadng from BS nodes is really bad. If a large part of the hosts on the network did this, other clients would become unusable.

That would be like if Microfost IIS webservers wouldn't allow Netscape browsers to access them.

Tor,

if you need more infos about vinnies plans:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&threadid=8470

Perhaps you want to write a post about this in the GDF? I never posted there and I am not going to start it now...

Morgwen

Vinnie seems to have developed a kind of private authentication handshake, so it'd be impossible for companies like mediaenforcer or rangerinc to track its user's files.

One of the few ways of granting the users a little security is a proprietary feature.

Most GDF developers do usually not care
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_gdf/message/8144

Yes because they discuss about the features and not about his future plans... they close their eyes and brain!

Morgwen

time for a new GDF?

BearShare does not block any host connections by user agent.

But, it does not support 0.4 connections, and it actively blocks hostile IP addresses.

Note that BearShare is not the only servent dropping support for 0.4 handshakes:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_gdf/message/8129

Again?

What do you think the developers will say?

Morgwen

Vinnie we are not talking about 0.4 connections here, we are talking about your new secure channel...

perhaps you like to explain us the GREAT features...

Morgwen

Um, nice hipocrisy, it blocks all on click of a button.
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/article.../06272002g.php