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Posted by db on 09/26/05 18:31
"FinnTroll" <yab@roll.uc> wrote in message
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> "db" <@ .> skrev i meddelandet
> news:4336d8c5$0$16315$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>> (odd, first post failed to post correctly so reposted (also slightly
>> edited as the original was arse))
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>> Any updated blocklists can be found at:
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>> http://www.nodata.plus.com/bin/bbbbip-blocklists/
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>> ...
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>> Hopefully it's a very easy package to put to work as all that's required
>> is
>> the user place the following 3 files into their WinMX program folder and
>> restart WinMX (if it's currently running).
>>
>> Feedback appreciated.
>
> Well, I don't know if this will be useful, but installing the goods was a
> peace of cake ... and from the looks of it, there's also an increase in
> u/l with better speed than before. Same goes for d/l ... better speed and
> WinMX starts and gives the green light faster right now...
Good stuff. It shouldn't actually affect anything transfer-wise. It's
actually just a very simple, transparent, package that acts as a middleman
between the WinMX client and the Windows WS2_32.DLL "Winsock" which handles
all TCP/UDP communications. All it does is check the IP addresses that run
through the middleman DLL (WS2_32R.DLL) against those listed in the
bendmx.dat file, so, if an address contained in the DAT file matches one the
WinMX client is trying to either send to, or receive from, it blocks it
dead.
WinMX <--> WS2_32R.DLL <--> WS2_32.DLL
> I aware of the fact that by now there are alot more people's back on the
> WinMX so that is also a reason for things working better, but all in all
> and in comparance to before the "death of WinMX" this weekend, I find that
> WinMX function the way it was intended, so to speak.
>
> Now, am I right in thinking that I can update my bendmx.dat file myself,
> if I find a reason to?
Sure. Just edit it in Notepad if you like. Ultimately you'd probably be
required to do this in order to maintain an accurate blocklist as the media
companies change addresses fairly frequently (some of them, at least). I'll
update the bendmx.dat files for a period of time but can't guarantee for how
long.
Thanks for the feedback.
P.S. It should create a log file in your WinMX program folder when it
blocks addresses so have a look for that to see how well it's doing (should
be very busy on primary connections).
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