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Haxial KDX - 0.941

Hotline-like client/server system with strong encryption

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All Time:	(3.3)
Version 0.941:	(3.4)
Selected Version:	0.941
Release Date:	2002-10-16
License:	Beta
Downloads (version 0.941):	415
Downloads (all versions):	98,329

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Product Description:

KDX is a "BBS"-style (Bulletin Board System) encrypted internet communications system that provides file transfer, chat, messaging, news, trackers etc. It uses strong encryption to protect your communications for security and privacy. It is very useful for groups that need to collaborate on a project via the internet. It uses a client/server model. IMPORTANT: This is a BETA (work in progress) version, so not everything is finished.
NOTE: Before complaining about the appearance of this program, try changing it (go to Settings and change the Color Scheme). Half of the Mac users will hate the appearance of this program, and the other half will think it's fine. Haxial is aware of this issue and is already working on improving the appearance, so there is no need to complain about it. In the meantime, the appearance does not affect how well it functions.

What's new in this version:

In Server Settings, new setting "News Archive Size". The server will automatically archive news messages to a folder "News Archives" in the same folder as the server. Each archived news file will be approximately this size. No more having to manually delete messages!
In Server Settings, the multiple tracker panels have been replaced with a single Trackers panel with a list. Also you can have more than 6 trackers.
Improved the buttons in the File Info window which were inconsistent with general KDX design. Also made window resizable.
The scrollable width of the user list is now equal to the widest item, instead of being a constant width.
Finished "Idle since" in User Info windows.
Fixed bug where if a user changed their appearance (name/icon/etc), it didn't properly redraw in the Messages window and other windows (frex User Info etc).
Fixed bug where you couldn't get info on a user that had connected but not logged in yet (shows as black & white "unnamed" user).
Fixed bug where certain timing could result in a phantom "unnamed" user in the user list.
The close box ("X" symbol) on the server window now hides the process instead of exiting because it was too easy to exit considering that this IS a server. Use "Exit Server" in the Window Menu if you want to exit.
Fixed problem where collapsing a long message in news would lose the scroll position.
As requested, renamed "Double-Click To Download" to "Lists Require Double-Click", and it now affects other lists, frex address book, user lists, etc. But single-click is still much better -- why click twice when once would suffice? :)
In Tracker window, single-click to connect to a server unless the double-click option in settings is on. Option-click / alt-click for the previous behavior of showing the Connect window, or use context menu.
In file Search Results, single-click to show the item location/path, or double-click to download that file / open that folder.
Fixed bug where downloading a folder from Search Results didn't work.
Fixed bug where downloading a file from a Windows server via a shortcut didn't remove the ".lnk" on the client copy of the file.
Folder aliases/shortcuts can now be special folders (uploads, dropbox).
You can now set the owner of a drop box to the name of an account class (instead of an account login) to make it accessible by every account in that class.
Added "Copy Name To Clipboard" command to the context menu in Files.
Server now remembers the location/size of the log window.
Can now type returns into address book and accounts so that you can have multiple lines in the Comments boxes. Use the enter key on the numeric keypad if you want to hit the "OK" button.
Fixed bug where the displayed number of messages in news was incorrect after a message was posted or deleted while the news window was open.
Added zoom/maximize ('+') buttons to Send Message, Send News Message, and Search Results windows.
Added "Comments" column to Address Book list.
Save width/order of columns in Address Book when exiting.
Save size of panels in Messages window when exiting.
"Save Window Location/Size" for Tracker window now saves size of panels and column settings.
Removed horizontal scrollbar from File Transfers window because it was useless, and fixed bug where a long file name wouldn't be displayed even if you dragged the window very wide.
Windows: Worked around some networking problems that occurred on some systems ("winsock re-entry bug").
Windows: In Settings, the Color Scheme menu and other menus that displayed the contents of a folder were not sorted properly.
Windows: Fixed a bug where the Foreground/Background Colors in Settings would be wrecked if you transferred a settings file from a mac to windoze or vice versa. This update will require you to set your colors again.
Windows: Fixed problem with using a shortcut to an entire drive (as opposed to a folder inside the drive).
MacOS 9 and X: Disallowed creating folders/files/aliases with colon ':' in the name because it partially works, but not properly, MacOS becomes a bit confused by it.
MacOS 9 and X: Display a warning if MacOS resets its networking for some bizarre reason (which can cause connections to break).
MacOS 9 and X: If you Get Info on an alias, it now shows the comment of the original item instead of the alias because otherwise if you made an alias of a file that had a comment, it would effectively "lose" the comment.
MacOS X: KDX was displaying the default standard MacOS X I-beam cursor when over selectable text, but unfortunately the MOX I-beam cursor is terrible, for example it disappears over a black background. Now KDX displays the nice MacOS 9 I-beam cursor even when on MacOS X!
MacOS X: Sticky diacritical key combinations (frex option-u then a) worked fine on MacOS 9, but not on MacOS X due to bugs in MacOS X. Added code to detect and correct this situation. (Thanks Mat!)

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS 9 or higher
or
Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 0.941:
Overall Rating:	(3.4)	Features:	Not rated (0.0)	Support:	Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use:	Not rated (0.0)	Quality / Stability:	Not rated (0.0)	Price:	Not rated (0.0)

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Leopard support - Version: 1.600, 11/5/2007 05:18PM PST

Jo Spock

Any chance we can get an updated version with full Leopard support ?
TIA ;)

KDX 1.6 is horrible - Version: 1.600, 9/4/2007 02:27PM PST

mxracinguy

What a horrible pos this is. First it asks me to allow it to configure the settings to conform with my router. It fails and tells me to do this myself. I cannot do this as I can't locate the preferences/settings/options anywhere. Is this a hidden feature??
It won't connect to the kdx server, much less anywhere else. This is a horribly designed interface that wants to immitate Hotline but is even worse. Frankly I can't see how anyone can possibly see any use in this poorly designed app. I'm sticking to HL and Wired. Screw this.

Under development? - Version: 1.600, 10/8/2006 02:43PM PST

dandavis

Is this software even under development anymore? It hasn't been updated in 2 years...

It'd be nice to at least see a Universal build if it's going to stay payware.