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also, re the altnet (which, mind you, is completely different thing than BDE installer/projector): i'm sure i would sound cheesy if i told you that it really does not deserve the terrible publicity it has received. but really: all altnet does is a) fetch a file list from altnet server, and b) based on that list, insert "paid results" into search results list (not unlike paid keywords on google). that said, after the BDE fiasco, i don't blame anyone for being suspicious -- just having programmed a considerble chunk of altnet code, i find it unfortunate that the system is being dragged down by (business) ties to BDE.
- jaan
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okay i think i have a legitamit question for you here, jaan.
I am using version 1.70 of kazaa without bde and with a dummy
cd_clint.dll and i am noticing irregular port calls by kazaa to
about 20 to 30 different ip address. One port is port 0...some are
in the 3000 range and one of them tried to get my Netbios name.
Now since i don't have cydoor installed i know its not trying
to download advertisements and since i don't have bde installed
it
in theory shouldn't be trying to download that file list from
the altnet server and anyway the altnet server is clearly identified
heck its gone by numerous names in the past like
www.kazaa.com
desktop.kazaa.com forum.kazaa.com alpha.kazaa.com, etcetera
but these ip's are all different and are not associated in anyway
with the ip address listed above in the picture from the Atguard
3.22 firewall warning.
so what does kazaa (the executable its self) try to connect
to so many non-standard ip addresses using so many different
ports. if you want a list of the ip addresses and port numbers
i can provide those to you.