Originally posted by Vinnie:
>the method used to encode the message cannot
>change without some major reworking.

Then you might want to get off these forums and get with it. You are playing catch up - try to do damage control instead of fixing the privacy and trust VIOLATION.

The packets are causing problems with packets in other languages, get rid of it! You don't need it and you have several real good suggestions on your forums for ways to do it the right way, unless you deleted those already.

>I wanted to do my best to prevent other servents from masquerading as BearShare servents

This was already covered, the answer sucks because this isn't the way to do what you want. Go back and read previous messages. Stop trying to cover up a big no no and fix it please.

As soon as you say its fixed in a new version, this will all stop. Till then you are messing with peoples privacy and trust and deserve all you get.

Bodhi, just post here, why give his forums any appearance of being a good place for open discussion?