Alex and anyone else in the middle of a download, Furthur v1.5 will offer greatly increased fileset integrity and verification. However, to take these steps forward, we had to break backward compatibility. As you may have heard, this will mean that any partials from old versions will not work in 1.5. Also, old shares will automatically be removed from Furthur when you first start up version 1.5. This was necessary so we can start the Furthur Network fresh, with all filesets online for download 100% MD5 verified!!!
We're certainly not forcing anyone to upgrade. In fact, if you're not one of those bleeding-edge types and don't want the latest and greatest, by all means, stick with 1.4.1. Upgrade to 1.5 whenever you are ready. However, remember that as more people move up to version 1.5 and above, these shares won't be available for users of 1.4.1 and below. As people move up to 1.5, there will be fewer and fewer filesets available on the 1.4 network. If anyone has any questions, let Jamie or myself know. We'll do our best to get back to people personally during this transition period. Wren -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alex Howe Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Furthur] Version 1.5.0 and partially completed downloads from previous versions I'm sure I'm not the only person in the middle of a long, partially completed, download or two, and worried about the launch of 1.5.0 preventing me from completing. I understand that the extra md5 function in 1.5.0 is an important addition, but that it will "kill" all existing shares and make it impossible to resume any existing partials. I, for one, need about another 72 hours to finish a couple of biggies that I'm over halfway through, and at 'phone modem speeds I'd hate to have to start again, assuming the sets get reshared under the new band-name lockdown restriction, which will be another new feature of v1.5.0. I presume that users of v1.4.0 and below who do not upgrade immediately will still be able to connect to each other through the Furthur network after the launch of v1.5.0, and I therefore suggest that if you are unable to complete your downloads in time, if you wait to upgrade for a day or two and carry on using your existing version, and (hopefully) the people sharing these same sets also hold off upgrading for a day or two, we can all finish what's in hand before taking the Great Leap Forward. Indeed, it has occurred to me that by keeping the old version in reserve as well as downloading the new one, we could have the best of both worlds here - those people who want to continue sharing sets blocked by the new restrictions on approved band-names could merely continue sharing and downloading using v1.4.0 or below. Whenever I upgrade, I always first copy the old contents of the Furthur folder (apart from the Downloads & Temp folders) into a reserve directory which I name with the old version, and I can then use the old one if I have problems with the new one. If we do this before upgrading to v1.5.0, I guess we can carry on using both versions. I'm certainly gonna give it a try! Al PS I love the new download windows with all the extra info, but I do miss the "time remaining" feature from the old window, even though it's only an approximation based on the current (variable) d/l speed. It'd be nice if we could have that feature restored. ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here ------------ [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ------------ The Furthur Development List Questions, Comments: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cyberial.com/furthur --------------------------------------------------
