Pb Download Client

PB is distributed as $7,- (US) shareware. PB is a simple but powerful download-only client used to retrieve files from Hotline servers. PB can automatically recover from virtually any connection problem that can occur during a file download without any user interference. And thanks to its enhanced partial file support, you can resume any partial download you started without having to remember from what server you were downloading it, or what login name or password you were using. Like the proverbial "Pitbull", once it puts its "teeth" into a file, it will not stop until the download is complete or until you call it off. There are three ways you can start download a file with PB: 1. You can use PB's built-in download dialog to logon to a Hotline server, browse its files, and select the file that you want to download. 2. PB can also handle special web links that enable you to download a file directly from a webpage, much like conventional file downloads. An example of a website that is currently offering PB web links in their Hotline file search engine is www.hlsearch.com. 3. And last but not least, HotFind (a personal Hotline file search application available at http://www.tracker-tracker.com/hotfind) now has embedded Pitbull support, allowing PB to also automatically download the results of a search from HotFind. Changes in version 1.1 - Modified the interface to make the selection of files easier. - Added random name and icon selection to make it less likely PB is kicked repeatedly simply because of its nick name. - Made the pinging-when-queued mechanism smarter so PB will gray out after 10 minutes in the queue, just like a normal client. - Moved the preferences file to the preferences folder (where it should be! Sorry about that). - Location of the partial download folder, download folder and bookmark folder can now be set in the preferences. - Removed the need for a seperate user icon file. - Added a "local file" (which shows you the file name of the partial file) and a "complete" (which shows you the number of bytes already downloaded) column to the partial downloads window. - Fixed a problem with long file names (>32 characters). - Fixed some other minor bugs.