StrangeDownloader - The ISU
Off-Campus downloading utility
Welcome to the new and hopefully improved
StrangeDownloader. If you are unfamiliar with StrangeDownloader, simply
put, it allows off-campus Iowa State students to download files from the
residence halls just like they did when in the dorms.
News:
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9 Aug 2002 - |
CVS is up
and running smoothly, and will be where I am working from. If you
are interested in assisting in the development, feel free to
download the cvs tree, and submit patches to me at
dustyd@iastate.edu . After
you've submitted a few patches and are familiar with the code and
with the general direction of the project, I would be glad to give
you read/write access to the cvs, if you so desire.
In addition, I have added another
mailing list, strangedownload-cvs, which gets messages when files
are commited to the cvs, so you can track closely the changes that
are being made to the source.. thanks. |
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1 Aug 2002 - |
Source
code has been posted. Both in cvs form and in zip & tar.gz files... |
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30 July 2002 - |
the 0.7.0
full install was missing a file which made the internal ftp server
not work. I have fixed the problem, and have reuploaded a new
install. If you are having problems like this "NullPointerException:
ftp/server/.../FtpStatus.properties", downloading the 0.7.0 upgrade
will solve this... |
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30 July 2002 - |
Released
version 0.7.0... too many bugfixes to list here. Namely, added the
Site Manager, fixed it so it works fine behind firewalls, and made
the installation so it will install anywhere... checkout the full
changelog
here |
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22
July 2002 - |
I've discovered a number of bugs
in the 0.6.0 release that I think would be good to be rid of before
completely unveiling the program. I'm gonna go ahead and take care
of these, and then publicly announce the release of the 0.6.1
version. There will be an upgrade for users of the 0.6.0 version who
don't want to download the JVM again. :-) |
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22
July 2002 - |
Initial public release of
JStrangeDownloader. (version 0.6.0). This version addresses most of
the issues determined during beta testing. Thanks especially to
Sarcoptic for his help in the testing process. |
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Requirements:
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JStrangeDownloader requires the
following:
- An ISU Project Vincent
username (an ISU email address)
- A computer running Windows
95/98/ME/2000/XP (Note: future releases will be cross
platform ie Linux, Mac, etc)
Optional:
- An FTP server of your
choice (JStrangeDownloader has a built in FTP server so its not
necessary to run a separate server)
- If your computer is behind a
firewall/router, you will need to forward a port to your
computer (more info about this in the installation instructions)
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Screenshots:
Downloads:
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Downloads for JStrangeDownloader can be found on
the SourceForge project page located
HERE. |
Legacy Versions:
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As many of you are
aware, there have been 2 prior major releases of the StrangeDownload
product line. First came the TeraTerm scripts. A rough collection of
scripts designed to run within
TeraTerm, an excellent terminal emulation program. Although they
worked, the scripts were neither dependable nor very fast.
Next came the product
you all have come to know and love: StrangeDownloader. This version
experienced widespread usage, and was overall a decent product.
With the onset of
JStrangeDownloader, I am trying to retire these products. However,
if you would like to try them out, they can be downloaded at the
following locations:
TeraTerm scripts:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~dustyd/offcampus.html
StrangeDownloader (original):
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~dustyd/off-campus/ |
Contact:
Lead
Developer - Dusty Davidson (dustyd@iastate.edu)
Mailing lists -
Development List or the
Anouncements/News List |
