Website: http://www.aresgalaxy.org/ Software Provider: Ares Development Team Current Version:
Ares 2.1.2 Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware
Fixed several bugs in .avi files preview code (Ares retrieves first part of downloaded .avi file and seeks for idx1 data in it in order to rebuild and preview it)
Improved fullscreen window (cursor hides automatically, added setvolume menu item)
Changed appearance of media player's volume control
Moved some tags from chatroom's name field to topic field (eg [ASAX], [AE] etc) as an attempt to make list easier to read
Improved mouse wheel GUI handling
Added 'URL' admin command to chatroom
About:
Ares Galaxy is a peer-to-peer file sharing program.
The publisher describes the network as similar in function to Kazaa's FastTrack network. Ares used to work off the Gnutella network, but six months after its creation, they switched to their own network, consisting of leaves and supernodes.
There are several reasons why people prefer Ares Galaxy over other networks such as KaZaa and Gnutella. Proponents of the software claim that it has faster download times, better swarm downloads, no spyware or adware, and faster and more complete searches than other file-sharing programs. Ares also has the additional feature of chat rooms. Also, as of November 2006, Ares is not being targeted by the RIAA as KaZaa is. It also doesn't have slow connection times like Gnutella.
