Mult-hub support

wastingtape · Post by **wastingtape** » 2003-09-09 01:13

I read in this forum that DC++ doesn't support multi-hub searching. I've also noticed a decent number of hubs not supporting it as well (...or maybe just a few). Can anyone tell me why the call to leave out part of the DC functionality?

joakim_tosteberg · Post by **joakim_tosteberg** » 2003-09-09 06:27

Use the search and search with "multihub" and then is it just to start reading.

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-09-09 11:47

Multi-hub searching would seem to be extremely useful only in the case of a client that could only join a single hub, as the original NMDC version. In a multi-hub client, searching multiple hubs (especially given their apparent rarity) has limited utility compared with writing and testing the code properly. Plus, there's no way to tell when a remote user is online, so the sources are really only good within a short window of your search.

wastingtape · Post by **wastingtape** » 2003-09-09 12:30

Ok. Makes sense. I was just wondering if there was a non-technical reason. Thanks.

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-09-09 13:15

wastingtape wrote:Ok. Makes sense. I was just wondering if there was a non-technical reason. Thanks.

Non-technical? Sure, lack of sufficient motivation to code it. (this is exceedingly generic, and applies to nearly everything at some level)