Possible Alternitives to DC (FTP discussion)

[bigjim16]

Hi,

I've finsished writing a special ftp-based client+server and some dodgy server side stuff to keep a list of who's online. There's currently no support for queing or downloading multiple files, but the following features are supported:

• Searching
  Viewing file lists
  Downloading
  Checks you're sharing more than 5gb before letting you do anything

Well, if there's anyone on campus who wants to help me test(I have no idea how well it's going to work with more than a couple of users), PM me and I'll register your username and send u the client!

Cheers

[CrAzYfOoL]

sounds cool would u paste any of the code so we could have a look and suggest improvements etc ?

[echelon]

or pm me where I can download ur sourcecode / binary files from.. I'll test them on some networks in scandinavia during the vacation

[Chris1479]

Or you could try using port 443, companies usually leave that one without a traffic shaper on it. It worked when I used BT last.

Chris

[CrAzYfOoL]

but when ITS realise 200+ connections to a single port i think they will catch on

[echelon]

yup definetly we'll need to use more than one port.. otherwise it'll be too easy to find/stop

[Sentance]

any progress made with this?

[CrAzYfOoL]

=/ dont think so

[bigjim16]

Hi,

I've got a very very testy version of the forementioned to try...goto http://bigjim.warwickcompsoc.co.uk/ to register a username and to http://bigjim.warwickcompsoc.co.uk/gui.rar to download client+server.

A few things....it's single threaded so while it's downloading it appears frozen(this will be fixed), you need to share at least 5gig and be running the server program at the same time as the client, I imagine searching'll be very slow and you need to enter username and password in both programs.

Well...have fun!

[echelon]

not bad.. I will help with this project more when I get more time from my exams/coursework

[bigjim16]

hi, I made a really stupid mistake with the server side stuff....anyone who registered'll need to re-register...p.s. it's on campus only

Cheers

[pjharvey]

1. What's the project written in?
2. Isn't it a bit of an unneccesary overhead to have the whole FTP protocol. Why not just write a simple new protocol?
3. I'm willing to make it multi-threaded, and sort out bugs.

[bigjim16]

1)The project's written in C++, the server using mfc(cos it's the only suitable open source ftp server I could find) and the client with wxwindows(so aside from some slightly dodgy windows api http stuff it could be cross platform)
2)Well, most of the ftp protocol e.g. everything related to uploading's not supported by the server or client and searching's been added, so technically it IS a new protocol....
3)Once I get the serverside stuff complete(it's going to feature random allocation of ports to piss of ITS etc), I'll release the source for the client/server so anyone's free to improve it...

[pjharvey]

1) WxWidgets; excellent, a man after my own heart. I think all Open Source projects can by written in wx or wxPython The best toolkit there is.
2) Ah; I was just thinking about CPU overhead; but I guess leanness is not the order of the day, considering the computers most kids on campus run.
3) Excellent, get an SF project; never know it might go somewhere

[CrAzYfOoL]

wow well im sure its allll good stuff just a bit too leet for me this time of morning