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{{Short description|Peer-to-peer sharing software}} |
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| name = Lphant |
| name = Lphant |
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| logo = Lphant logo.png |
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| screenshot = Lphant search results.png |
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| caption = Search results for ''[[Zeitgeist, the Movie]]'' on the [[Kad network]] |
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| author = Juanjo |
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| latest_release_version = Juanjo up till v3.51<br />Latest release: 4.1.0.62718 |
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| language count = 19 |
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| latest release date = {{release date and age|2009|03|09}} |
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| language footnote = {{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
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| size = |
| size = 2.8 MB |
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| programming language = C |
| programming language = C# |
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| genre = [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]] |
| genre = [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]] |
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| licence = [[Freeware]] |
| licence = [[Freeware]] |
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| website = [http://www.lphant.com/ Lphant.com] |
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'''Lphant''' was a [[peer-to-peer file sharing]] client for the [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS]] operating systems,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lphant.com/downloads_eng.php |title=Supported operating systems on the original home page |accessdate=2009-04-11 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203141441/http://www.lphant.com/downloads_eng.php |archivedate=February 3, 2008 }}</ref> which supports the [[eDonkey Network]] and the [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent protocol]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lphant description | url=http://download.chip.eu/en/lphant-3.51_3373739.html | work=Chip Magazine | accessdate=2009-04-09 | archive-date=2009-04-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408082739/http://download.chip.eu/en/lphant-3.51_3373739.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was available in 19 languages.<ref>According to Lphant v3.51.</ref> The name and logo of the original Lphant application has been replicated in a program called "Lphant 6.0" (see Domain Name Acquisition). |
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'''Lphant''' was originally a [[peer-to-peer file sharing]] client for the [[eDonkey network]], first released in [[2004]]{{Fact|date=March 2009}}. It was written in [[C Sharp|C#]] and required v2.0 of the [[.NET Framework]] on [[Microsoft Windows]]. Version 2.00 implemented support for [[BitTorrent]] downloads{{Fact|date=March 2009}}. |
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On March 9th, 2009 Discordia, Ltd. acquired the Lphant.com domain name and software and released Lphant v4 <ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-indie-music-rights-agency-merlin-adds-tracks-to-p2p-network-imesh/ | title = Indie Music Rights Agency Merlin Adds Tracks To P2P Network iMesh | publisher = PaidContnet.co.uk }}</ref>, which is no longer compatible with eDonkey and BitTorrent. Lphant now operates on the [[iMesh]] network and also offers social networking features. This follows previous acquisitions by Discordia of P2P clients, such as [[Shareaza]] and [[BearShare]]. |
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== Features == |
== Features == |
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Lphant is a multi-network client, capable of searching for files by connecting to ed2k servers or through the [[emule|emule source exchange]] and the [[kad network]]. Files can be downloaded simultaneously using the ed2k and BitTorrent protocols. Lphant supports various experimental ed2k features such as Protocol obfuscation, endgame althorithm and webcache, some of which are only found in eMule mods. However, some emule modders consider Lphant a leeching application and have therefore created algorithms which emulate their mods to Lphant when connecting to an Lphant client.<ref>{{cite web|title=emulate lphant feature| publisher=Sourceforge/ScarAngel| url=http://scarangel.sourceforge.net/eng_faq.html | accessdate = 2009-04-10}} ''"Most other clients in the eD2k network prefere sharing with clients of their own kind."''</ref> |
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Lphant pre v4 was able to do download simultaneously from both [[eDonkey]] and [[BitTorrent]] sources for a single file{{Fact|date=March 2009}}. Also, it was able to download large files (greater than 4[[Gigabyte|GB]]) on eDonkey and featured EndGame mode as well as ICH (intelligent corruption handling). |
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Lphant 4 and later offer the ability to download music and video in several formats. For music, Lphant offers an unlimited download subscription of [[DRM]]-protected music as part of a monthly subscription service<ref name="eula">{{cite web|url=http://www.lphant.com/eula.shtml | title=Eula of Discordias Lphant v4 | publisher=Discordia Ltd. |accessdate = [[March 12]], [[2009]]}}</ref>, a one-off purchase of an MP3 file<ref>According to the eula "The Download Service is free to access but entails a fee every time you purchase a Song...The Service may offer for sale MP3s of SONY BMG products"... </ref>, or the ability to download for free content shared by other users. If a user quits the subscription service the ability to play downloaded songs on the application is lost. |
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On March 9, 2009, Discordia Ltd, a Cyprus-based company,<ref>{{cite web|title=Software Company Discordia Ltd from Cyprus|publisher=software-companies-list.com|url=http://www.software-companies-list.com/cyprus/discordia-ltd.htm|access-date=2009-04-11|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910221548/http://www.software-companies-list.com/cyprus/discordia-ltd.htm|archive-date=2012-09-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> acquired the home page and the advertisement server of the original application, respectively lphant.com and adliveserver.com domains. |
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Instead of advertisements, current versions of the original application may display a message suggesting to users they should upgrade Lphant by installing an executable package named '''LphantV6.exe'''. Installing this package will result in removal of the original application and loss of eDonkey and BitTorrent connectivity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discordia Takes Over 'Lphant' P2P Domain|publisher=FileShareFreak|url=http://filesharefreak.com/2009/03/05/discordia-takes-over-lphant-p2p-domain-now-owns-4-including-shareaza-bearshare-imesh/|access-date=2009-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306220913/http://filesharefreak.com/2009/03/05/discordia-takes-over-lphant-p2p-domain-now-owns-4-including-shareaza-bearshare-imesh/|archive-date=2009-03-06|url-status=dead}}''"it connects '''neither to BitTorrent nor to eDonkey/Kad''' but to its own, centralized and filtered network"''</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lphant under the Control of Record Labels|url=http://www.p2pon.com/2009/03/06/lphant-under-the-control-of-record-labels-other-big-p2p-names-subjected-are-shareaza-bearshare-and-imesh-com|publisher=p2pon|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103231129/http://www.p2pon.com/2009/03/06/lphant-under-the-control-of-record-labels-other-big-p2p-names-subjected-are-shareaza-bearshare-and-imesh-com/|archive-date=2013-11-03}}"''we wouldn’t recommend since it '''doesn’t connect either to BitTorrent or to eDonkey/Kad'''. Instead, it connects to a centralized network of its own which again means that only a limited file types are allowed, video files can only be 15 minute-long''"</ref> Users of the original Lphant application can prevent the display of such messages by blocking the ad.adliveserver.com domain using a [[hosts file]] or a [[Firewall (computing)|firewall]]. |
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The Lphant [[user interface]] is now identical to the [[iMesh]] family of clients, with the exception of some re-branding: Icons, logos and banners have been replaced by Lphant graphics. {{Fact|date=March 2009}} |
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The web site has been redesigned using the same elephant-like logo of the original application. The similarity of names and graphics may have caused some download services to falsely advertise the eDonkey and BitTorrent connectivity of the original client while providing the non-original program for download.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/lphant/1071210461/1| title=lphant is an eDonkey client | publisher= betanews}} Despite offering a screenshot of the original application, the provided software is ''not'' an eDonkey client as Betanews claim</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/File-Sharing/lphant.shtml| title=compatible with emule/edonkey| publisher=Softpedia| access-date=2009-04-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130111255/http://softpedia.com/get/Internet/File-Sharing/lphant.shtml| archive-date=2009-01-30| url-status=dead}} The provided software is ''not'' compatible with emule/edonkey</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.filecluster.com/Network-Tools/File-Sharing/Download-lphant.html| title=compatible with emule/edonkey protocol| publisher=File Cluster}} The provided software is ''not'' compatible with the ed2k protocol</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://download.cnet.com/lphant/3000-2196_4-78192.html?tag=mncol| title=compatible with emule/edonkey| publisher=download.com}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Although Download.com claims to offer the original 3.51 version, the provided link redirects to Discordia's domain which offers the non-original LphantV6.exe client</ref> |
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On [[March 2009]] [[Discordia Ltd.]] acquired the Lphant.com [[domain name]] from the project owners and released a new client entitled Lphant 4. |
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== See also == |
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Lphant is no longer compatible with BitTorrent or eDonkey <ref>{{cite web| url=http://filesharefreak.com/2009/03/05/discordia-takes-over-lphant-p2p-domain-now-owns-4-including-shareaza-bearshare-imesh/ | title=Discordia takes over Lphant P2P domain | publisher=FileShareFreak.com |accessdate = [[March 7]], [[2009]]}}</ref> and now connects to the closed and private [[iMesh]] [[P2P]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/20/technology/20grokster.html| title = File-Sharing Services Seek Pact With Record Studios | publisher = nytimes.com | accessdate = [[March 18]], [[2009]]}}</ref> network, providing social networking features, such as profiles, friend lists and allows instant messaging between other users. |
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* [[Comparison of eDonkey software]] |
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206023028/http://www.lphant.com/ |date=February 6, 2008 |title=Original Lphant home page }} |
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* {{sourceforge|lphant}} |
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* {{wayback|url=http://www.lphant.com/|title=Previous project home page|date=20080206023028}} |
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* The original [http://lphant.en.softonic.com/ Lphant 3.51] client, downloadable at Softonic. |
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/lphant The Lphant project] on [[Sourceforge.net]] |
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* The [https://github.com/knocte/lphant sources] for the last opensource version of lphant (1.0.1). |
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* [http://download.chip.eu/en/lphant-3.51_3373739.html Lphant 3.5.1] on [[CHIP_(magazine)|CHIP.eu]] |
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{{EDonkey}} |
{{EDonkey}} |
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[[Category:Windows-only freeware]] |
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[[Category:BitTorrent clients]] |
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[[Category:Proprietary freeware for Linux]] |
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[[Category:File sharing software for Linux]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 18 August 2024
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 Search results for Zeitgeist, the Movie on the Kad network | |
| Original author(s) | Juanjo |
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| Stable release | 3.51 (March 3, 2009) [±] |
| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS |
| Size | 2.8 MB |
| Available in | 19 languages[citation needed] |
| Type | Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| Licence | Freeware |
Lphant was a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS operating systems,[1] which supports the eDonkey Network and the BitTorrent protocol.[2] It was available in 19 languages.[3] The name and logo of the original Lphant application has been replicated in a program called "Lphant 6.0" (see Domain Name Acquisition).
Features
[edit]Lphant is a multi-network client, capable of searching for files by connecting to ed2k servers or through the emule source exchange and the kad network. Files can be downloaded simultaneously using the ed2k and BitTorrent protocols. Lphant supports various experimental ed2k features such as Protocol obfuscation, endgame althorithm and webcache, some of which are only found in eMule mods. However, some emule modders consider Lphant a leeching application and have therefore created algorithms which emulate their mods to Lphant when connecting to an Lphant client.[4]
Domain Name Acquisition
[edit]On March 9, 2009, Discordia Ltd, a Cyprus-based company,[5] acquired the home page and the advertisement server of the original application, respectively lphant.com and adliveserver.com domains.
Instead of advertisements, current versions of the original application may display a message suggesting to users they should upgrade Lphant by installing an executable package named LphantV6.exe. Installing this package will result in removal of the original application and loss of eDonkey and BitTorrent connectivity.[6][7] Users of the original Lphant application can prevent the display of such messages by blocking the ad.adliveserver.com domain using a hosts file or a firewall.
The web site has been redesigned using the same elephant-like logo of the original application. The similarity of names and graphics may have caused some download services to falsely advertise the eDonkey and BitTorrent connectivity of the original client while providing the non-original program for download.[8][9][10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Supported operating systems on the original home page". Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Lphant description". Chip Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ According to Lphant v3.51.
- ^ "emulate lphant feature". Sourceforge/ScarAngel. Retrieved 2009-04-10. "Most other clients in the eD2k network prefere sharing with clients of their own kind."
- ^ "Software Company Discordia Ltd from Cyprus". software-companies-list.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ "Discordia Takes Over 'Lphant' P2P Domain". FileShareFreak. Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-10."it connects neither to BitTorrent nor to eDonkey/Kad but to its own, centralized and filtered network"
- ^ "Lphant under the Control of Record Labels". p2pon. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03."we wouldn’t recommend since it doesn’t connect either to BitTorrent or to eDonkey/Kad. Instead, it connects to a centralized network of its own which again means that only a limited file types are allowed, video files can only be 15 minute-long"
- ^ "lphant is an eDonkey client". betanews. Despite offering a screenshot of the original application, the provided software is not an eDonkey client as Betanews claim
- ^ "compatible with emule/edonkey". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-04-11. The provided software is not compatible with emule/edonkey
- ^ "compatible with emule/edonkey protocol". File Cluster. The provided software is not compatible with the ed2k protocol
- ^ "compatible with emule/edonkey". download.com.[permanent dead link] Although Download.com claims to offer the original 3.51 version, the provided link redirects to Discordia's domain which offers the non-original LphantV6.exe client
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lphant.
- Original Lphant home page at the Wayback Machine (archived February 6, 2008)
- Lphant on SourceForge
- The original Lphant 3.51 client, downloadable at Softonic.
- The sources for the last opensource version of lphant (1.0.1).