PB Download Client v1.1 (Download-Only Hotline Client)

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PB Download Client v1.1 (Download-Only Hotline Client)

Post by Info-Mac » August 18th, 2001, 9:00 am

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PB is distributed as $7,- (US) shareware. PB is a simple but powerful
download-only client used to retrieve files from Hotline servers. PB can
automatically recover from virtually any connection problem that can
occur during a file download without any user interference. And thanks to
its enhanced partial file support, you can resume any partial download
you started without having to remember from what server you were
downloading it, or what login name or password you were using. Like the
proverbial "Pitbull", once it puts its "teeth" into a file, it will not
stop until the download is complete or until you call it off. There are
three ways you can start download a file with PB:

1. You can use PB's built-in download dialog to logon to a Hotline
server, browse its files, and select the file that you want to download.

2. PB can also handle special web links that enable you to download a
file directly from a webpage, much like conventional file downloads. An
example of a website that is currently offering PB web links in their
Hotline file search engine is www.hlsearch.com.

3. And last but not least, HotFind (a personal Hotline file search
application available at http://www.tracker-tracker.com/hotfind) now has
embedded Pitbull support, allowing PB to also automatically download the
results of a search from HotFind.

Changes in version 1.1
- Modified the interface to make the selection of files easier.
- Added random name and icon selection to make it less likely PB is
kicked repeatedly simply because of its nick name.
- Made the pinging-when-queued mechanism smarter so PB will gray out
after 10 minutes in the queue, just like a normal client.
- Moved the preferences file to the preferences folder (where it should
be! Sorry about that).
- Location of the partial download folder, download folder and bookmark
folder can now be set in the preferences.
- Removed the need for a seperate user icon file.
- Added a "local file" (which shows you the file name of the partial
file) and a "complete" (which shows you the number of bytes already
downloaded) column to the partial downloads window.
- Fixed a problem with long file names (>32 characters).
- Fixed some other minor bugs.
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