- Ares Galaxy
Infobox Software
name = Ares Galaxy
dowload = ares caption = A Screenshot of the search section of Ares Galaxy 2.0.9.05022007
developer = [http://sourceforge.net/users/aresgalaxy/ aresgalaxy]
[http://sourceforge.net/users/josh1321/ josh1321]
[http://sourceforge.net/users/lap3k/ lap3k]
[http://sourceforge.net/users/todd_terry/ todd_terry]
[http://sourceforge.net/users/xeontm/ xeontm] [http://sourceforge.net/project/memberlist.php?group_id=112366 SourceForge.net: Project Member List ] ]
latest_release_version = 2.0.9.3030
latest_release_date = release date and age|2007|5|3
operating_system =Microsoft Windows
programming language = Delphi
genre =Peer-to-peer filesharing
license = GPL
website = [http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/ aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net] (inconsistently updated) or [http://www.sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=112366 Ares Sourceforge page]Ares Galaxy is an open source
peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. It was spun-off from the Gnutella network in 2002, and is currently hosted onSourceForge.net . Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video viewer. The latest versions also support the BitTorrent protocol andShoutcast radio stations.The Ares Network
Ares development began in the middle of
2002 and was originally operating on theGnutella network. Six months later, it switched to its own network with a leaves-and-super nodes architecture. Its protocol is more difficult to identify than that of other popular P2P programs. As a result Ares is sometimes the only P2P client that works on restricted networks, such as some university campuses. However, it is not impossible to block, and many organizations are now doing so. From version 1.9.0, data sharing was enabled between two peers behind a firewall. This may be due to mediating peers. [ [http://slyck.com/news.php?story=1073 Ares Introduces Firewall to Firewall Transfers] ] The Ares network was, at one time, largely free from fake and corrupt files, unlike others likeFastTrack . However this has changed as its popularity as a file sharing network increased. Since late 2006, several anti-piracy groups, includingMediaDefender andBayTSP , working for theRIAA , have started hosting fakeMP3 files on Ares that never start downloading. These files are hosted from multiple computers using extremely high-bandwidth connections and therefore appear at the top of the list for any search query that returns them as a result. Some users report that the reliability of establishing connections can be difficult and erratic. From version 1.9.4, Ares included basic support for the BitTorrent protocol.For some changes in the network, Ares is not able to discover new peers all by itself. Copying and pasting an special hashlink in the Address bar is needed to import super nodes into Ares. [http://www.peerevolution.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3936 Article about the connection fixes] ]
Hashlinks
Ares has "hashlinks" functionality. It is able to search for peers with files pertaining to a hash and download from them. Some sites have begun to post verified Ares hashlinks. Hashlinks can be decrypted and encrypted online: a website that supports Chat channel hashlink encryption and decryption can be found on http://www.devilworks.co.uk/hashlink .
SHOUTcast
From version 1.9.9, Ares Galaxy has experimental support for the
SHOUTcast internet radio.Alternatives
The following stand-alone alternative clients are known to connect with the Ares network:
*Warez P2P (development of an Ares compatible version has been discontinued)
*FilePipe andKCeasy connect to the Ares network, in addition toOpenFT andGnutella .
*FileCroc connects to the Ares network and the BitTorrent network.
*iGotcha! connects to the Ares chat network and is designed forMac OS X .
*Poisoned , aMac OS X clientIn addition, an Ares
plugin forgiFT has been released to provide access the Ares network. However, there have been problems with the plugin regarding certain issues like connecting to the network.Although Wine is able to run Ares Galaxy, giFT with the Ares plugin should work fine, ask in your distribution's IRC channels about it.
Awards
Ares has been reviewed and awarded in several magazines and websites, some of them are:
* [http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/File-Sharing/Ares.shtml Softpedia Pick]
* [http://ares.uptodown.com/en/ Uptodown Editors' Choice]References
External links
Official Sites
* [http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/ Ares Galaxy at SourceForge] (Inconsistently updated)
* [http://www.sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=112366 Ares Galaxy download page] (Up to date)
* [http://www.peerevolution.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3 Ares Galaxy Official Forum]Other Sites
* [http://www.arca-eclipse.com/ Arca Eclipse] (Arca Eclipse Server Website)
* [http://www.aresforum.net/ AresForum.net] (Forum offering Ares support with many 3rd party applications)
* [http://www.aresusers.org/ Aresusers.org] (Forum containing different stuff, skins and 3rd party apps for Ares)
* [http://www.devilworks.co.uk/ Devil Works] (Website with home made apps and code related to Ares)
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