ApexDC - The Pinnacle of File-Sharing • Changes

Merge: File sharing, hashing and further search changes synced from DC++ (may require full or partial share rehash on some configurations due to changes in storage format)

Feature: Progress for individual startup actions displayed on splash screen (DC++)

Fix: Incompatibilities with newer clients due to changes in filelist handling

Fix: Startup issues introduced in 1.5.9 for some configurations

Fix: Hammering the update server on connection failure

Fix: Invalid magnet link filenames could cause persistent chat formatting issues

Fix: Bring back persistent search history

Change: Backend changes related to HTTP downloads

Change: Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1f

Change: Default TLS setup changes, OpenSSL default ciphers changed

Change: Removed obsolete fast hash option (DC++)

Change: Reject malformed filelists (DC++)

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Merge: New search changes from DC++ 0.831

Fix: Suppressing auto connection to hubs when holding Shift

Fix: GPL license no longer needs to be accepted on installation

Change: Introduced new icons with tool-tips under user-list area

Change: Compile time has been added to about box

Change: Some code clean ups

Change: Boost libraries updated

Change: OpenSSL is compiled during build process now

Change: Updated compiler support for Visual C++ 2013

Change: Added Visual C++ Redistributables to Installer

Change: Updated to Inno Setup 5.5.4

Change: All pre-installed hub addresses use ADC protocol where possible

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Feature: Upload progress bars display accurate percentage completion between ApexDC++ users (experimental)

Fix: KEYP address was cut when clicking on hub address in chat

Fix: Tray password protection issues (issue #335)

Change: Update check backend improvements

Change: Mandatory updates migrated to use Update check window

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Fix: Disallow some malevolent messages

Fix: Send the LC (locale) parameter in INF

Fix: Corrected grammar in Settings > Advanced: "Always use passive mode for search"

Change: Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 (XP builds distributed separately)

Change: Installer now supports XP builds

Change: Updated Zlib 1.2.8 and MiniUPnP 1.8

Change: Merged Plugin API with DC++ (list of compatible plugins here)

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Merge: DC++ for ADC 1.0.2

Fix: Magnet URI handler security vulnerability (DC++)

Fix: Prevent uploading to the same user when you've enabled hide share and reconnected to the hub (thanks iceman)

Fix: Wait for auto update of IP on startup before auto connecting to any hubs

Change: Decreased frequency of saving dht.xml file to 60 minutes to reduce disk writes

Change: Added Hublist.eu to the available hublists

Change: Use DC++ speed limit code and remove unneeded hardcoded limits

Change: Moved Plugins menu to File > Plugins

Change: Updated Plugin API (DC++)

Change: Updated to OpenCandy SDK 1.7.0

Change: Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1e

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Fix: Update check has been improved to help combat paranoid Anti-Virus programs

Fix: More problematic libraries have been added for detection

Fix: MiniUPnP library updated

Fix: zlib and minizip libraries updated

Fix: Plugins updated

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Fix: ADLSearch loading including case sensitivity behaviour

Fix: KEYP checking for some configurations (added notes about our changes vs spec)

Fix: Potential crash that plugins could trigger

Fix: Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1c

Setup: Updated OpenCandy SDK

Setup: Fixed duplicate directory issue when choosing existing installation

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Fix: Updated OpenSSL to remove a recently disclosed vulnerability

Fix: Typo in system log

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Feature: Plugin API has been enhanced

Fix: Undisclosed security vulnerability with KEYP extension

Fix: Access Denied errors when partial file was locked

Fix: Downloading folder while browsing filelist causes dupe

Fix: Log file names changed unexpectedly in 1.5.0

Fix: Lost tens of THOUSANDS of queued files due to a buggy implemented prune

Fix: Protect tray password no longer working in 1.5.0

Fix: System log cannot display complete error messages

Fix: System log updates to current time when re-opened

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Fix: Possible fix for arranging toolbar for remote desktop users

Change: Files that no longer exist in downloads folder will be pruned from queue on startup

Change: Added encrypted ADC Fun hub to favourites (only if TGO hub is detected)

Change: Installer has option to launch ApexDC++ on startup

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Merge: DC++ 0.782 and implemented some changes from BZR

Feature: NAT-PMP for improved port forwarding (DC++)

Feature: MiniUPnP updated for improved port forwarding (DC++)

Feature: Added support for ZLIF extension (FlexHub only hubsoft to support this for now)

Feature: Added support for KEYP ADC extension

Feature: Auto update improvements

Change: Update check now uses digitally signed file to avoid potential malicious attacks

Change: Renamed "Use traditional tray icon behaviour" to "Single click tray icon to open"

Change: LuaJIT plugin updated

Change: Improved segment downloading by using shared file stream (StrongDC++)

Fix: Fixed System Uptime error when using /stats on 64bit machines (Issue 112)

Fix: Fixed spacing issue in Colors & Fonts preview pane

Fix: Fixed downloading of directories from partial lists (browse filelist)

Fix: "Recheck integrity" for finished files that remain in download queue

Removed: Redundant option "Keep finished files available" for x minutes (use "Keep finished files in queue" option instead)

Removed: Options "Keep downloads/uploads history between sessions" (enabled by default now)

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Fix: Browse Filelist was broken, causing downloading issues from any 1.4.2 user (Issue #91)

Fix: Can no longer Browse Filelist when a user is hiding their share (thanks iceman50)

Change: Added release notes link at end of setup

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Fix: Reverted an invalid fix regarding magnet links

Fix: Returned country flags by slawekebi from 1.3.x (thanks Mek)

Feature: When adding magnet link to queue the filename can be specified

Change: Random chunk selection introduced in 1.3.6 is now a Settings option (go to /Downloads/Queue to enable)

Change: Experimental version of the LuaPlugin using LuaJIT (reduces memory usage)

Change: Installer improvements (latest GeoIP database is downloaded from Internet)

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Fix: Hangs under certain conditions when geoip was in use (Issue #82)

Fix: NMDC hub encoding mapping to system default correctly

Fix: System uptime in /stats command corrected

Fix: Possible incorrect right clicks in PM windows

Change: Installer now creates Settings directory if dcppboot.xml is not used

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.42

DC++ 0.777 core synchronization
Added automatic incoming connection type detection
Hopefully fixed throttling with very large speeds
DHT fixes
Updated internal libraries (OpenSSL, BZip2, ZLIB, boost) - fixes some security issues
Added support to set favorite hub encoding
DC++ emulation is off by default (for non-favorite hubs)
Webserver session timeout changed to 10 minutes

Feature: Web server rewritten (backported from 2.0)

Utilises HTTPS
Load images and css locally instead of apexdc.net
Better HTTP performance
Supports GZIP compression

Change: Removed OpenCandy engine and replaced it with ApexDC Toolbar

Change: Installer utilises Inno Setup to auto-detect user's language and 32bit/64bit system

Fix: HTTP protocol support improved to fix potential never ending HTTP download

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Fix: Free slots info now sent to hub every 60 seconds (hub's bandwidth usage will decrease - DC++ BZR)

Fix: Correctly detects magnet links with bitprints

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Warning: This is a security update - we recommend all users upgrade.

Fix: Openhublist.org is now blacklisted as potential vulnerability (security issue)

Fix: Removed AML in client detection settings to remove potential vulnerability (security issue)

Fix: Crash reports should now display properly on Vista and Win7

Change: Upload progress will show requested segment size rather than total filesize

Change: Encryption options enabled by default

Change: Private Messages will display in background for new users

Change: Plugins updated

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Feature: Available slots is displayed alongside total slots in userlist (ADC only)

Change: Segment selection for downloading is random (will speed up file distribution between ApexDC++ users)

Change: Plugin API and the available plugins have been updated

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Fix: Connection speed display (NMDC)

Fix: Prevented "Open own list" hub commands from going to the wrong hub (DC++)

Fix: DHT memory leak (StrongDC++)

Change: DHT enabled by default

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Fix: "Downloads finished, idle..." message stayed in transfer view

Fix: Randomly forgot/removed sources when downloading

Fix: Connection speed sorting in Userlist and Search was incorrect

Fix: Partial sources were added to files after they had finished (StrongDC++)

Change: Patch to add %[fileMN] parameter to user commands (DC++)

Change: Default connection speed changed to reflect modern ISP speeds

Change: Updated OpenSSL (StrongDC++)

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Fix: DHT fixes (StrongDC++ SVN)

Fix: Correct ADC hub counts (DC++ BZR)

Fix: File corruption (DC++ BZR)

Fix: Chat scrolling fixed in some cases

Change: Logs are only saved to disk once every minute (to prevent lockups)

Change: Reduce download reconnect attempts after connection failures (DC++ BZR)

Change: Selecting "Later" in update check will delay notification for 3 days

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.41

Fix: Settings corruption for media player plugin

Fix: IP updating on startup (old behavior) is now integrated with IP updated on DHT firewall check

Fix: Crash on /ratio command

Fix: Crash when right clicking on a file in search window

Fix: Crash related to DHT and user checking

Fix: Minimize to tray works as expected on Windows 7

Fix: Media player plugin works with MPC and MPC-HC (limited support)

Feature: Media player plugin works with players supporting the MSN "now playing" feature (/np command)

Change: Safeguard against some possible plugin created memory leaks

Change: Plugin settings management more flexible

Change: LUA plugin behaves more like BCDC lua

Change: Installer updated to NSIS 2.46, cleaned script, includes OpenCandy integration

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.40

Fix: Alternate download and upload limits were reversed

Fix: System log sorting after leaving window open was broken

Fix: Maximum XML nesting for filelists (should fix get filelist and open own filelist errors)

Fix: Few Plugin API Fixes (resolves chatOut for LUA, inconsistency between protocols etc.)

Fix: Issue with /ratio and /uptime commands

Fix: 64-bit setup now installs to correct Program Files location

Fix: Search history remembers exclusions

Fix: Possible quick search lockup

Fix: Potential case of disappearing tray icon (UIPI)

Fix: Cleaned up setup script (no uninstalls everything correctly)

Feature: Option in setup file to store settings in AppData folder for each user (uncheck if you want multiple instances)

Feature: Windows 7 taskbar: thumbnail toolbar and new PM notification overlay

Feature: app.ico now changes window, taskbar and tray icon (place in program folder)

Change: Always minimises to taskbar in Windows 7 (Run in Compatibility mode if you want to revert)

Change: Error reporting for Lua plugin

Change: Get TTH for a file dialog updated

Change: Updated Country Flags in setup file

Change: About box thanks updated

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Note: ApexDC++ now comes in 64-bit flavour

Merge: StrongDC++ 2.30 (significant amount of features)

Fix: Security fix for remote exploit (affects all users 1.2.2 and prior)

Fix: Close confirmation window GUI layout

Fix: No longer have to refresh twice for files to appear in share

Fix: Issue with only first magnet link being detected and formatted

Feature: DHT (Global network) is disabled by default (Settings > Advanced)

Feature: Plugin API completely re-written in C

Feature: Seperate icon for multiple instances (place tray.ico in secondary root folder)

Feature: Option to specify when to unlock a finished partial download (Settings > Misc)

Feature: Default upload slots is now 3 (slot ratio still 0)

Change: GeoIPCountryWhois.csv now moved to root program folder

Change: Limiter in description will only display in NMDC hubs

Change: Added message register for messages beyond _USER constants (plugin API)

Change: All plugins have documented help with "/help plugins"

Change: Added CodeBlocks project files (cross-platform IDE for various compilers, MinGW f.ex.) for SamplePlugin & LuaPlugin

Change: SUP updates to hubs done correctly for announcing DHT

Removed: Obsolete and/or broken useless options (such as slots left in description)

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Fix: Rare PM crash

Fix: Links in chat are detected more efficiently (SDC 2.30)

Fix: Lowercase magnet links when clicked

Fix: Memory leak in sharemanager (DC++ BZR)

Feature: New flag images and introduced missing flags (thanks slawekebi)

Change: Updated OpenSSL

Change: Backend improvements to the update checker

Change: "Don't show emoticons in messages with links" enabled by default

Change: Misc clean up performance improvements

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Fix: High CPU issues related to TLS

Fix: Tooltip not showing on first button in Media Toolbar plugin

Change: Re-worded TLS option in Security settings page (disabled by default - please enable if you wish to use encrypted hubs)

Change: Improved Toolbar icons' sharpness (Thanks RadoX)

Change: Updated installer to NSIS 2.45 improving reliability

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.22 (stability and performance fixes)

Fix: Lua plugin, timer

Fix: Lua plugin, SendHubMessage

Fix: Lua plugin, Workaround for parsing %[lua:...] in user commands provided by scripts

Fix: Get IP Address button

Fix: Hopefully fixed persistent Ignores (long standing issue)

Change: Confirmation dialogs now have those nice checkboxes

Change: Lua plugin, added /luamem command

Change: UserMap is back (threaded checking now like in 1.1.0)

Change: Hide share improved for ADC(S)

Change: Plugins mostly rewritten (no more StrData, bits from ADCH++ etc.)

Change: Additional media spams (ie. all but Winamp) moved to a plugin

Change: Media Toolbar is now available as a plugin

Change: Other minor things and code clean up

Change: Updated installer to NSIS 2.44

Plugin: Lua script plugin 2.00

Plugin: Mediaplayers plugin 1.10

Removed: IPGuard for stability reasons

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Merge: StrongDC++ merge

Plugin: Lua plugin (BCDC++ implantation & RSX++ Windows extension)

Fix: More crashes

Fix: Few x64 fixes from RSX++

Fix: Possible crashes & other issues with "Get IP Address" button (might be removed entirely in future as obsolete)

Fix: Few issues related to shellmenu in finished transfers

Fix: Plugins onLoad() function's return value actually matters now

Fix: MDI drawing issues with Aero, since after almost one year of vista MS still doesn't seem to bother

Feature: Added short/human readable magnet links feature

Feature: New CDM (created with Adrian/RSX++)

Feature: Added runtime reload/unload for plugins

Feature: Dropdown menu for favorite hubs button (like newer DC++ GUI, ie. smartwin)

Feature: Dropdown menu for public hubs, allowing user to select which hublist to use

Feature: System log window (ended up being little different from DC++)

Change: Added more temp file extensions to the "Remove forbidden" feature

Change: Some Win32 specific plugin functions added

Change: Moved "Share skiplist" to share page

Change: Auto updater puts possible plugins in correct location now

Change: Now displays names of plugins loaded on startup (ie. Loading: SamplePlugin.dll)

Change: Plugins settings management/format changed

Change: Removed obsolete option about old clients

Change: Some StringDefs cleanup

Change: Sample plugin optimized/updated

Change: Plugins should be "safe" now (StrData, instead of std::string, needs to eventually use plain char/wchar)

Change: Resources loading reworked

Change: Less QueueManager calls with threaded detections

Change: IPGuard patches (more selective about what can and can't be blocked, ie. anti-abuse)

Change: Stuff regarding stealthy style progressbars (hopefully fixed look on XP)

Change: Using values returned by GetSystemMetrics in some places opposed to estimated constant values

Change: "Remove forbidden" and "Share skiplist" priorities changed

Change: Lot of plugin changes in general (uses structures to transmit info rather than passing the objects as interfaces f.ex.)

Change: Clean up in few places, some sanity checks

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.13 (DC++ 0.706)

Fix: Column resizing and order now remembered on restart (thanks Big Muscle)

Fix: Unprivileged users can no longer bypass password protection

Fix: Numerous crashes

Fix: Quick search could not be disabled via toolbar

Fix: Potential remote exploit fixed (thanks Fartman)

Feature: New auto update system that notifies user of a new version, and automatically deploys it upon restart

Improved: Further improvements to the plugin system

Improved: Small performance improvements

Improved: Program executable filesize reduced

Updated: NSIS 2.37

Removed: Media player, chat formatting and startup option (use startup folder instead)

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.12 (stable)

Fix: Media player classic main chat spam

Fix: Default settings options (connection settings)

Fix: Partial file sharing for completed files (no longer shares chunks after completion)

Feature: Plugin API (view documentation)

Change: Quick search area enabled in toolbar by default

Change: STLport, WTL, Windows Firewall and iTunes include files updated

Change: A few minor fixes and improvements

Change: Code clean-up for stable release

Installer: Automatically installs gdiplus.dll dependency for pre-XP users

Installer: Updated GeoIPCountry database

Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.35

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.1

Fix: More stability improvements

Fix: Some asserts in debug builds

Feature: IPGuard replaces PeerGuardian blocklist

Feature: Incorporated some RSX's Private Message features

Feature: Emoticons, custom toolbars and popup backgrounds support png, gif, jpg formats (thanks iceman50)

Feature: Reinstall ApexDC++ option (help -> reinstall)

Change: ADL searches tweaked for improved performance

Change: Workaround for incorrectly escaped percent signs in user input

Change: Some input boxes made multiline (in settings)

Change: Resource usage has been significantly improved

Change: Internal image resources are now cached

Change: Progress bar drawing tweaked

Change: Improved Private Message window (tweaks and fixes)

Change: Client checking made possible for ADC hubs

Change: Can assign an action to more than one client profile at a time

Change: Application resources changed to png's (reduced exe size)

Change: Code optimisation

Change: A few tweaks and fixes we forgot about

Removed: PeerGuardian blocklist (99.9% of IP's blocked had nothing to do with DC network, wasting resources)

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Merge: StrongDC++ 2.05 (15 changes)

Fix: Reconnect function ceases to respond after a while

Fix: Update check no longer downloads config file twice on new release

Fix: Resizing of status bar and icon behaviour

Change: Windows Firewall exception checkbox is disabled if user is not administrator

Change: Optimised memory management (global variables from User moved to Identity info map)

Change: RawManager improved (now uses hash_map)

Change: New PeerGuardian blocklist ready for download in Security area (how to update)

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Known issue: Possible bug where reconnect function ceases to respond after a while

Merge: StrongDC++ 2.04 (26 changes)

GUI: Added download and upload icons to status bar (thanks iceman50)

GUI: Updated icons for Vista compatibility (thanks RadoX)

Fix: DC++ Emulation

Fix: Checking auto-connect in Favourites

Fix: Further fixes in Favourites

Fix: Small fix in PeerGuardian blocklist manager

Fix: Open Hub Log entry

Fix: Search for alternates sometimes being greyed out

Fix: Several improvements to memory management

Feature: Integrated installation/uninstallation for exe file

Feature: Program asks to make a Windows Firewall exception (compatible with XP and Vista)

Feature: Raw Manager (Zion++ 2.02, fixed memory leak)

Feature: Option not to share empty directories

Feature: Option to share directories only when all files inside them have been hashed

Feature: Added userlist icon compatibility mode for standard DC++ icons

Feature: Option to use natural sorting

Feature: Option to use custom list backgrounds (thanks adrian_007)

Change: Added more theme related imports/exports

Change: Moved some settings from "Advanced" to "Appearance"

Change: Tray icon is always created for notifications (unless traditional tray behavior is used)

Change: Fewer options now require restart to take effect

Change: Threaded checking (Zion++ 2.02)

Change: Highlighting files in share or queued when browsing users filelist

Change: Double clicking nick in PM inserts it in message box (thanks Decker)

Change: Moved getCompileDate() from Util to WinUtil

Change: Code cleanups for increased stability

Change: Update check files now on SourceForge to reduce load on server

Installer: Several optimisations and updated to NSIS 2.29 (thanks Nas)

Installer: Updated GeoIP country database

Installer: Updated themes folder with a selection of our best community submitted themes

Removed: Super seeding to increase stability (back later, maybe)

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