Lphant
 Screenshot of Lphant v2.01 (search tab) | |
| Original author(s) | Juanjo (before v4.0) |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Discordia, Ltd. (since v4) |
| Stable release | Juanjo up till v3.51 Latest release: 4.1.0.62718 / March 9, 2009 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Size | 9.9MB |
| Type | Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| Licence | Freeware |
| Website | Lphant.com |
Lphant was originally a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the eDonkey network, first released in 2004[citation needed]. It was written in C# and required v2.0 of the .NET Framework on Microsoft Windows. Version 2.00 implemented support for BitTorrent downloads[citation needed].
On March 9th, 2009 Discordia, Ltd. acquired the Lphant.com domain name and software and released Lphant v4 [1], 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 BearShare.
Features
Lphant pre v4 was able to do download simultaneously from both eDonkey and BitTorrent sources for a single file[citation needed]. Also, it was able to download large files (greater than 4GB) on eDonkey and featured EndGame mode as well as ICH (intelligent corruption handling).
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[2] as well as the ability to buy songs permanently, as for example some titles of Sony BMG that can be bought as MP3 files.[3]. It is also possible to download for free legal content shared by other users. If a user quits the subscription service at any time, their ability to play any downloaded premium files (which have not been purchased) will be revoked.
The Lphant user interface is now identical to the iMesh family of clients, with the exception of some re-branding: iMesh icons, logos and banners have been replaced by Lphant graphics[4]
Acquisition
On March 2009 Discordia Ltd. acquired the Lphant.com domain name from the project owners and released a new client entitled Lphant 4.
Lphant is no longer compatible with BitTorrent or eDonkey [5] and now connects to the closed and private iMesh P2P [6] network, providing social networking features, such as profiles, friend lists and allows instant messaging between other users. [7]
References
- ^ "Indie Music Rights Agency Merlin Adds Tracks To P2P Network iMesh". PaidContnet.co.uk.
- ^ "Eula of Discordias Lphant v4". Discordia Ltd. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ According to the eula "The Service may offer for sale MP3s of SONY BMG products. MP3s of SONY BMG products offered for sale and sold by the Service are being offered and sold directly by SBME Digital LLC via us as an agent of SBME Digital LLC."
- ^ Compare the screenshots of the respective applications provided on iMesh.com and on lphant.com.
- ^ "Discordia takes over Lphant P2P domain". FileShareFreak.com. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "File-Sharing Services Seek Pact With Record Studios". nytimes.com. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ According to the eula "Instant Messaging and Public Areas. Lphant is a community...The Lphant Software makes it possible to send and receive "instant messages" ("Instant Messaging")
External links
- Lphant home page
- Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- The Lphant project on Sourceforge.net
- Lphant 3.5.1 on CHIP.eu