NS 13e
Search engine exploit patched. Exploit could be used by a modified client to crash another client remotely, and possibly execute custom code by creating a stack overflow. Thanks to Laurent Gaffié (http://g-laurent.blogspot.com/) for discovering the exploit and sending us exact instructions on how to reproduce it!
NS 13d
most resize settings are now saved.
individual color and font styles can now be applied per chatroom.
private messaging options can now be used to block private messages from anyone or users not on the buddy list, with the option of having the client prompt you for each messaging user. blocked messages are dumped to the blocked messages window in the private messaging options dialog.
pause/resume button added to the distributed searches window.
executable is compiled with latest version of STLPort (5.2.1). hopefully this won’t cause too many problems!

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NS 13c

* fixed a bug which sometimes results in excessive use of upload bandwidth when participating in the search distribution network.

NS 13b

* fixed crash bug that often occurs when a search returns a large number of results, although the problem is with a very generic part of the code that can affect any aspect of the client’s functionality, apparently and especially when the software is very busy. this is to do with STLPort’s, the client’s standard template library, memory allocator, and may or may not affect memory consumption as well.

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* bugfixes to client’s search engine. among other things, client should
now return search results for non-english character terms.
* old intel UPnP library replaced with miniupnp library. (http://miniupnp.free.fr/)
* open containing folder option added to transferred file menu.
* restored window menu.

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There’s an interesting posting from nir, the owner and operator of SoulSeek, on the forum:

well, i took the “test” out of the client’s name and renamed it NS (new server). i’ve also set the initial room join message on the main server to advertise it and sent an admin message to do the same. i understand your frustration regarding the two separate servers, but merging them is just not an option that’s technically available to us right now. the best i can recommend to you right now is to either use both clients at the same time, or use the new client by default and try the older one when you can’t find what you’re looking for. as for bots flooding, i can only recommend private rooms on the new server for now, and i’ll be adding selective private messaging features to the next NS client that will allow you to only receive PMs from friends and ask for confirmation (or ignore altogether) from anyone else. i would also like to address some of the anger regarding nicotine being a much better client. we have no problem with people using nicotine instead. i have no problem with someone else writing a better client. i’m not primarily a user-interface developer, i had to develop both the server and the client, and if another client makes better use of the network then so be it. if you’re happy with your third part client then more power to you. if you don’t want to support us by donating, for any reason including but not limited to not thinking we deserve to stay alive then that’s perfectly fine. enjoy the system for free, as 99.98% of you have for as long as soulseek’s been up. if it’s our time to go we will go quietly. i would also like to take this opportunity to address some of the lies that have been spread about our lifestyle and the money we make off soulseek. we live from hand to mouth. a few months ago we had to let go of sierracat, our system admin, despite his excellent work, because we could no longer afford his services. we are pretty heavily in debt. we are fighting a legal battle in france. we are not poor nor starving, but neither of us drives a fancy car nor could we begin to afford one if we wanted to. i don’t like discussing money issues, but i feel it necessary to defend ourselves from accusations that are, and have always been, patently untrue. with that, i would like to thank you all for using soulseek and making it a significant, if not hugely popular or successful experience. thanks, nir.

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test 12c
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* private and room chat logging. to open the chat log text file of a
room, right-click the room window and select “Open Chat log”. the
same can be done for a user’s chat log from their user context menu.
chat log files are stored in the soulseek installation folder in the
room_chat_logs and private_chat_logs folder. to turn off chat
logging, go to general options.
* separate graphics for the different tray alerts (private chat/room
activity/wishlist results).
* private room operators can now be assigned by the room owner. room
operators can add and remove room members. option of making a user
a room operator is available in their context menu if they are
already room members.
* client configuration data is now saved to registry instead of file
to hopefully eliminate configuration data loss in the future.
* fixed a crash bug in the p2p module. the crash is not triggered by
any specific action.
* eliminated slowdown and possible crash when indexing large numbers
of shared files.
* when new port is generated (usually when the client is first
installed), the client offers to take you to a webpage that checks
to see if your port is accessible.
* client warns you if you’re running low on diskspace, triggered if
a download is initiated, either manually or automatically, and you
have less than 50 megabytes left on your download drive.
* message all buddy list users option added to buddy list context
menu. no risk of server ban (see next item).
* message all downloading users is now implemented in a way that won’t
trigger a server ban.
* added 10 second timeout between peer connect retries to avoid
repeated connection failures.
* search history list no longer shows duplicate searches.

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test 12b
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* change password command added to connection menu.
* option to save configuration data every minute in general options. this can help avoid loss of certain information after a client
crash such as the download queue.
* timestamp chatroom messages option added to general options.
* chatroom activity alerts brought back. this notifies you in the same manner as getting a private message (tray+audio) when something is said in a selected room. useful for low activity rooms. to activate, right click the room view and select “toggle room activity alert”.
* clickable links in chat. url detection is very basic at this point so it might need adjustment in later versions.

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test 12

* color configuration is now available for various client components
via the options menu.
* improvements to peer-to-peer module to help minimize connection
and messaging failures.
* fixed display of buddy list when client is started with country
flags turned off.
* invitation to private rooms by other users is disabled by default
and can be enabled and disabled again from the room list context
menu. (not yet enabled on the server)
* room ticker now scrolls smoothly.
* fixed wrong parent/child inference of shared folders which contain
the names of one another.
* country flags are no longer shown in the buddy list.

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* private chatrooms added. to start a private chatroom, right-click the room list and select ‘create room’. in the following dialog make sure the ‘create as private’ box is checked before clicking OK. to add another user as a member, right-click their username and select ‘Add as member of [room's name]‘. private rooms you are the owner or member of are shown at the top of the room list in bold. rooms you are the owner of are additionally underlined. to give up your ownership or membership of a private room, right-click the room’s name and select either ‘Give up room ownership’ or ‘Give up room membership’, respectively.
* your login name is now shown at the soulseek window title.
* 60 second timeout was removed for retrieving a user’s personal info.
* user lists can now be sorted by flag.
* tile windows button is back by request.
* flags can now be turned off altogether through general options.
* tray icon refresh option, which is turned on by default, was removed to avoid a possible freeze every minute. this may become
an issue after installing IE7.

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