BitLord
Encyclopedia
BitLord is a BitTorrent client
written in C++
for Microsoft Windows
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BitLord Pro is a recent "commercial" release of BitLord.
core. Because of this, certain bugs that have been resolved in later versions of BitComet are still prevalent in BitLord. BitLord has also been criticized for what some perceive as "selfish behavior" and is blocked by some BitTorrent Trackers. In 2007, BitLord 2.0 Beta supposedly resolved these issues and added eDonkey
support. The beta version is no longer available from the BitLord website, though installers hosted on other servers still work.
The original release was created by (at the time) 15 year old Sam Jay Heaton a Bulgarian/English amateur programmer, It is believed that he later went on to sell the program so he could concentrate more on his school work and other projects.
The only major changes in releases of BitLord prior to version 2.0 were the addition of advertisements into the BitLord interface and the replacement of BitComet's list of BitTorrent sites with a search box that leads to the websites of BitLord affiliates. BitLord 1.1 added the WhenU
adware program.
BitTorrent client
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was the first client written for the protocol. It is often nicknamed Mainline by developers denoting its official origins. Since version...
written in C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
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BitLord Pro is a recent "commercial" release of BitLord.
Features
According to the official website, BitLord contains these features:- Automatic optimization for different connections.
- Automatic optimization of uploads to achieve the maximum possible download rate.
- Eliminates the wait for disk allocation, while also reducing fragmentationFragmentation (computer)In computer storage, fragmentation is a phenomenon in which storage space is used inefficiently, reducing storage capacity and in most cases reducing the performance. The term is also used to denote the wasted space itself....
on the drive. - Eliminates the time-consuming hashing when seeding / resume.
- Allows some firewalled or "NAT'd" users to connect to each other.
- Compliant with Windows XPWindows XPWindows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
's restrictions on the TCP stack imposed by Service Pack 2. - Block IPs temporarily or permanently. Fully compatible with eMuleEMuleeMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows. Started in May 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000, eMule now connects to both the eDonkey network and the Kad network...
's ipfilter.dat. - All downloads are received through a single portPortA port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
. - No manual ICSInternet Connection SharingInternet Connection Sharing is the use of a device with Internet access such as 3G cellular service, broadband via Ethernet, or other Internet gateway as an access point for other devices...
or ICFWindows FirewallWindows Firewall is a software component of Microsoft Windows that provides firewalling and packet filtering functions. It was first included in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003...
configuration required. (Windows XPWindows XPWindows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
Required) - Automatically configures UPnPUniversal Plug and PlayUniversal Plug and Play is a set of networking protocols for primarily residential networks without enterprise class devices that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other's presence...
(Universal Plug and Play) compatible routers for optimal performance (Windows XPWindows XPWindows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
is required) - Can find peers from more than one source.
- Supports the UTF-8UTF-8UTF-8 is a multibyte character encoding for Unicode. Like UTF-16 and UTF-32, UTF-8 can represent every character in the Unicode character set. Unlike them, it is backward-compatible with ASCII and avoids the complications of endianness and byte order marks...
character set. - Automatically checks for new versions.
- 35 languages are supported.
- Support for eDonkey (Beta version only)
Criticisms
The current stable releases of BitLord (up to version 1.1) are based on the source code of version 0.56 of the BitCometBitComet
BitComet is a cross-protocol BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP client written in C++ for Microsoft Windows and available in 52 different languages. Its first public release was version 0.28...
core. Because of this, certain bugs that have been resolved in later versions of BitComet are still prevalent in BitLord. BitLord has also been criticized for what some perceive as "selfish behavior" and is blocked by some BitTorrent Trackers. In 2007, BitLord 2.0 Beta supposedly resolved these issues and added eDonkey
EDonkey
eDonkey may refer to:* eDonkey network , a popular file sharing network** eDonkey2000, a discontinued file sharing program that used the eDonkey network...
support. The beta version is no longer available from the BitLord website, though installers hosted on other servers still work.
The original release was created by (at the time) 15 year old Sam Jay Heaton a Bulgarian/English amateur programmer, It is believed that he later went on to sell the program so he could concentrate more on his school work and other projects.
The only major changes in releases of BitLord prior to version 2.0 were the addition of advertisements into the BitLord interface and the replacement of BitComet's list of BitTorrent sites with a search box that leads to the websites of BitLord affiliates. BitLord 1.1 added the WhenU
WhenU
WhenU Save/SaveNow , developed by the company WhenU, is a piece of advertising software generally considered to be adware or spyware. The program delivers advertisements, compares shopping results and other offers to users' computers, and tracks their browsing habits...
adware program.