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{{Short description|Peer-to-peer sharing software}}
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{{Infobox Software
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{{Infobox software
| name = Lphant
| name = Lphant
| screenshot = [[Image:Lphant_search_results.png|300px]]
| logo = Lphant logo.png
| screenshot = Lphant search results.png
| caption = Search results for ''[[Zeitgeist, the Movie]]'' on the [[Kad network]]
| caption = Search results for ''[[Zeitgeist, the Movie]]'' on the [[Kad network]]
| author = Juanjo
| author = Juanjo
| latest release version = v3.51
| latest release date = {{release date and age|2008|07|24}}
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS]]
| language count = 19
| language = English, Spanish, German, French, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish
| language footnote = {{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
| size = 2.8MB
| size = 2.8 MB
| programming language = C#
| programming language = C#
| genre = [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]]
| genre = [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]]
| licence = [[Freeware]]
| licence = [[Freeware]]
}}
}}
'''Lphant''' is an ad supported [[peer-to-peer file sharing]] client for the [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS]] operating systems<ref>{{wayback |url=http://www.lphant.com/downloads_eng.php|title=Supported operating systems on the original home page|date=20080203141441}}</ref>, which supports the [[eDonkey Network]] and the [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent protocol]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Lphant 3.51 binary and description | url=http://download.chip.eu/en/lphant-3.51_3373739.html | publisher=Chip Magazine | accessdate = 2009-04-09}}</ref> It is available in 11 languages.<ref>{{cite web| title=Lphant information (languages) | url=http://lphant.en.softonic.com/ | publisher=Softonic| accessdate = 2009-04-09}}</ref>
'''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).


== Features ==
== Features ==
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|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_eDonkey_software|title=Comparison of eDonkey software| publisher=Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia| accessdate = 2009-04-10}}</ref>, 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>
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>


== Domain Name Acquisition ==
== Domain Name Acquisition ==
On March 9th, 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}}</ref>, acquired the home page and the advertisement server of the original application, respectively lphant.com and adliveserver.com domains.
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 '''[[LphantV4]]'''. 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/}}''"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}}"''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>


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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]].
A similar vulnerability<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareaza#Domain_takeover|title=Shareaza Domain takeover|publisher=Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia}}"''new domain takes advantage of the automatic update feature built into versions prior to 2.3.1 of the original Shareaza to suggest to users that ShareazaV4 is an update to Shareaza. This vulnerability was fixed in Shareaza 2.3.1.0''"</ref> was discovered on the Shareaza p2p client but due to Shareaza's open source license and frequent updates, it was quickly fixed. 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.<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>
The LphantV4.exe package can also be downloaded at lphant.com, the former web site of the original application. 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 a new Lphant 4.0 version with eDonkey and BitTorrent connectivity.<ref>{{cite web
| url= http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/lphant/1071210461/1| title= lphant 3.50 | publisher= betanews}}betanews states that ''"lphant is an eDonkey client"'' but the LphantV4.exe package is provided instead</ref> <ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/File-Sharing/lphant.shtml| title=Lphant 4.1.0.62718| publisher=Softpedia}}Softpedia states that Lphant is ''"Compatible with emule/edonkey"'' but LphantV4.exe is provided instead</ref> <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.filecluster.com/downloads/lphant.html| title=lphant 4.1.0.62718| publisher=File Cluster}}According to File Cluser, ''"lphant is a p2p program, fully compatible with emule/edonkey protocol"'' but the provided LphantV4.exe is compatible to neither.</ref> <ref>{{cite web
| url=http://download.cnet.com/lphant/3000-2196_4-78192.html?tag=mncol| title=lphant 3.51| publisher=download.com}}The publisher's description of lphant on download.com states ''"Compatible with emule/edonkey"'' but the LphantV4.exe package which is offered for download is not.</ref>


==References==
== See also ==
* [[Comparison of eDonkey software]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons}}
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* {{wayback|url=http://www.lphant.com/|title=Original Lphant home page|date=20080206023028}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206023028/http://www.lphant.com/ |date=February 6, 2008 |title=Original Lphant home page }}
* The [http://sourceforge.net/projects/lphant Lphant project] on [[Sourceforge.net]]
* {{sourceforge|lphant}}
* The original [http://download.chip.eu/en/lphant-3.51_3373739.html Lphant 3.5.1] client, downloadable on [[CHIP_(magazine)|CHIP.eu]]
* The original [http://lphant.en.softonic.com/ Lphant 3.51] client, downloadable at Softonic.
* The [https://github.com/knocte/lphant sources] for the last opensource version of lphant (1.0.1).


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Latest revision as of 02:08, 18 August 2024

Lphant
Original author(s)Juanjo
Stable release3.51 (March 3, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-03)) [±]
Written inC#
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS
Size2.8 MB
Available in19 languages[citation needed]
TypePeer-to-peer file sharing
LicenceFreeware

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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Lphant description". Chip Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  3. ^ According to Lphant v3.51.
  4. ^ "emulate lphant feature". Sourceforge/ScarAngel. Retrieved 2009-04-10. "Most other clients in the eD2k network prefere sharing with clients of their own kind."
  5. ^ "Software Company Discordia Ltd from Cyprus". software-companies-list.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ^ "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"
  7. ^ "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"
  8. ^ "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
  9. ^ "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
  10. ^ "compatible with emule/edonkey protocol". File Cluster. The provided software is not compatible with the ed2k protocol
  11. ^ "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
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