BlackBelt Privacy Tor/i2p+WASTE+VidVoIP / News: Recent posts

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.375
Minor Improvements.
All time-stamps in chats to GMT.

MicroSip :
Improvements.
Full SIP URI when copied, including ‘sip:’
G7.11 and G7.22 codec use will crash MicroSip. Avoid these codecs in settings.

Tor : Tor 0.4.9.5 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.5.4, Zlib
1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.374
File Scanning re-work.
Reduced Ongoing Memory Footprint.
Potential Memory Leak fixed.
Minor Improvement.

MicroSip :
SIP URI now visible in Main Window.
Easily Copy your SIP URI to callers.
Minor Improvements.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.22 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.5.4, Zlib 1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.
Enable Anti DDoS by default

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.372
Bug fixes to uPnP, Internal Router, Chats.
Additional Visual Cues when calling User-to-User and User-to-Conference.
Excess-Connection Management improvements.
Stability fixes.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.20 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.5.4, Zlib1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd, 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.58.0.

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.370
Bug fixes

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.19 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.5.4, Zlib1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.58.0.

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.366
Fixes a bug retrieving router-descriptors in the uPnP layer.
Improves up-time.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.18
Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.5.3, Zlib 1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.58.0.

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.364
Fixes a potential crash bug on shutdown.
Fixes a bug that could limit file sizes transferred to 4gb.
Significant rework to Chat and ChatRoom handling.
Improvements to internal DNS Cache.
Improvement to internal Network Finite State Machine.
Enable Bulk Chat-Room File-Transfer Cancel.
Many minor fixes.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.17 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.15, Zlib1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.... read more

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.358
Improve Presence handling.
Improve Chat Window management.
Improve Nick Change Handling.
Many minor fixes.

Tor: Tor 0.4.8.14
running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.15, Zlib1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.56.0.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.354
Encrypted RSA/Blowfish Chat targeting bug fix, for NULLNET’s where a seed key is shared among users. The simplest kind of NULLNET.
Encrypted Chat history switched off. Provides better OTR (Off-The-Record) Messaging.

Increase File Transfer Speeds over Tor / i2p.
Fixes a file-transfer SHA-Checking bug when transfers are interrupted.
Improve Resume, on timeout and restarts.
Improve Upload handling for Transfers.... read more

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.344
File Transfer – now supports over-write old.
This enables differential backups of files based on timestamp.

DB Scanning – 60,000 files per second, up from 30,000 files per sec.

Tor: Tor 0.4.8.13 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.15, Zlib 1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.54.0.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.343
Fix Completed Files Resume bug.
Private Chat / Chat Room / Chat History Handling Improvements.
Private Chat Drop Files Improvements.
Adjust Anti-(D)DoS.
Adjust Connection AI.
Chat Rooms behave better in this version - remember - Voice Capable too.

*** Join Our Community @ WASTE : "#...Lobby...\..(o-o)../" chatroom

Tor:
Tor 0.4.8.12 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.15, Zlib 1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.... read more

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.338
Restore full resume on restarts again.
Improve Nick Handling.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.12 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.14, Zlib
1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.53.0.

*** in loving memory of M.

Major version bump to reflect a lot of ongoing work to WASTE.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.337
More options for transfer handling in Transfers UI.
Better Anti-(D)DOS for Incoming Connections.
Bulk Transfer Improvements.
Rapid File Dequeue Algorithm: Bug fix.
AI Connect: reduce time to engage.
Voice Conference: Flow Audio Stream more immediately.
File Transfer Signaling Improvements.
Handle Empty folders.
Handle hidden files and folders on Linux (WINE)
Other minor improvements.... read more

*** This is predominantly a WASTE driven release. If you are not using WASTE, there is less need to upgrade.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.319
Critical Crash bug when transferring files, fixed.
Improve Bulk Transfers via Chat Windows.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.316
Improve compatibility with Tor and i2p round-trip times.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.52.0.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.311:
Improve Connection Logic.
On Startup :
...2 Second Delay on Initial Connections.
...Prime the DNS Resolver.
Improve stability, performance, voice handling when queuing 1million+ files.
Reduce Potential Delays in the Voice Audio Stream.
Introduce Noise Cancellation via RNN, Recurring Neural Net.
Add Visible Cues when in-call.
Reduce Quiescent Bandwidth. 500KB per day, down from 5MB per day for a 2
node cluster.... read more

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.299
Increase Audio Buffers for smoother Voice.
Minor Bugfixes

Now WASTE 'does' Voice, we are considering dropping MicroSip from the Suite entirely.
This is dependent on user feedback.

So - if you have objections to this scheme PLEASE LAUNCH WASTE and come to the #...Lobby..._(o-o)_/

Drop your comments there for consideration.
We will listen to you - but if we hear nothing, then MicroSip will be removed.

Thank you.

BBPTeam.

WASTE : 1.8.0.build.297
Bugfixes to Voice Implementation.
Reduce quiescent bandwidth further.
Improve handling of malformed i2p and Tor addresses.
Improve Presence in Chat Rooms.
When Sleeping or Do-Not-Disturb - ignore all voice signals.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.9 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.10, Zlib1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon : v2.49.0.

Change Log:
Tor: Tor 0.4.8.8 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.10, Zlib1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

PLEASE UPGRADE TO THIS VERSION.
Tor has important security updates.

Change log:

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.294
Bugfixes to uPnP when WASTE is firewalled.
Bugfixes / Performance Improvements to transfers.
Improve Voice Notifications.
CTRL+UP / DOWN Chat History Retrieve.

Tor : Tor 0.4.8.5 running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.10, Zlib 1.2.13, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

Purple i2p daemon: v2.48.0.

WASTE: 1.8.0.build.293
Bugfixes to Security.
Window Scroll on new message fix.

Tor: Tor 0.4.8.2-alpha running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.9, Zlib 1.2.8, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

• WASTE : 1.8.0.build.290 New Window when Minimized bugfix. Add/Delete User from Access Control List on user Context Menu. ‘Liveness’ indication for users and rooms. UI Improvements.

• Tor : Tor 0.4.8.1-alpha running with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.8, Zlib 1.2.8, Liblzma 5.2.4, Libzstd 1.4.8 and Unknown N/A as libc.

• Vidalia : 0.2.21.007. Renew Identity every 5 minutes.

Change Log:
WASTE : New windows when minimized bug fix. Improvements to Event Reporting in UI. Other Bug Fixes.

Change Log:
WASTE 1.8 Build 288 - Conference Voice.

Significantly reduces idle bandwidth.
Typically now 1 - 5 MB per day for two users.
Audio Buffering reduced to minimum. Improves sound for lower bandwidth usage.
Bug fixes.

Hello Users,

WASTE now supports VoIP, so you can talk to team mates from now on.
We're providing this beta so you can take it all for a spin.

You can still transfer data at 100+ Mega Bytes Per Second, while you are VoIP'ing.

Have fun.