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General Questions What is ZPoc Will there be a Linux or Mac Version? Installing & Configuring How can I configure ZPoc to use proxy? How do I login as a room operator or registered user? How do I configure my firewall to run ZPoc in active mode? I can't Download or Upload What do I need to do? How can I disable Windows XP firewall Using ZPoc What is the search spy? I've been banned! How do I resume a file? What are all the / commands? What do the different icons mean? |
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What is ZPoc? ZPoc is a client using the Direct Connect protocol originally developed by NeoModus that allows you to share files over the internet with other users. The main source code was based on open source software developed by Jacek Sieks. |
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Will there be a Linux or Mac version? Maybe. The code is written with portability in mind, but uses the Windows API for the graphical user interface. One fine day it may be ported to Linux or Mac ... but right now, we're aiming for a bit more stable Windows version. Until then, try WINE (a Windows emulator for Linux), or Virtual PC for the Mac (A windows emulator for Mac) |
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How can I configure ZPoc to use proxy? Currently, proxy connections are only supported for downloading the public room lists. To use a HTTP proxy for this, enter the full proxy address (http://my.proxy.com:8080) in the settings, under "HTTP Proxy". Connecting to a room through a proxy is not supported. |
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How do I login as a room operator or registered user? There are two ways to do this, but first you must have been registered through ZPoc, as normal users do not need a login/password. One is to set your default nick under the General tab in Settings, and then connect to the room. You will be prompted for your password every time. The second way is to add the room to your favorites. You can choose to login automatically by specifying a nick and password combination for that room in your favorites. Note: this only works when connecting through the favorites list; if you connect through the public room list, ZPoc always uses the default nick and will prompt you for your password. |
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I can't Download or Upload What do I need to do? Enter your IP in the settings dialog
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How do I configure my firewall to run ZPoc in active mode? First, check your ZPoc settings. Verify that your external IP number is set up in the IP number field. Then check the port number that ZPoc is using (1412 or 412 by default). You need to open this port to incoming traffic for both TCP and UDP data. If you're using a real firewall (as opposed to a software one), you may also have to configure it to relay incoming traffic on that port. For outgoing ports, you have to open all ports (both TCP and UDP) for outgoing traffic, because when you connect to another user, that person may have chosen any port for their incoming traffic. ZPoc also makes use of HTTP to download room lists and version information, so this kind of traffic should be allowed as well. Note: if you do not know your internal/external IP you can find that info out by downloading IP2. The External IP is the "WAN" or Wide Area Network. The internal IP is the "LAN" or local area network |
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How do I disable Windows XP
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What is the search spy? The search spy reveals the files that people search for and some other statistics. The first column is the word they've search for (what they typed into the search window) and the number of times this word has been searched for. The statistics are reset every time you close the spy window. The status bar at the bottom also shows the total number of searches while the spy was open and the average number of searches per second. |
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I've been banned! There are two types of bans: temporary and permanent. Temporary bans last for 5-10 minutes and can occur randomly for various reasons ranging from an unsuccessful connection attempt (if the connection was broken while sending a command for instance) to you being kicked from the room. The best thing you can do is close the room window so that you don't waste resources on trying to connect, and then try again in 15 minutes. The permanent bans are always entered manually or scripted and they last until the permanent ban list is cleared or somebody removes you. It means that your IP is not allowed to connect to that room any more. Most rooms have reasonable owners and operators that ban for good reasons. |
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How do I resume a file? When selecting a file for download, make sure that you select the already existing, partial file as the download target. ZPoc will then automatically resume the file, after making sure it's the same file by comparing the last few bytes of the present file with what you're trying to download. There is currently no option to overwrite files, so your best option is to either delete the file or select a different target location. |
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What are all the / commands?
The "/" Commands can be typed in any Window, such as the main chat area, a private message, or any other window
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