[fixed] Problem with edonkey links in vB3 Beta 1

[Schorsch]

Hi,

there are many forums engaged with http://www.edonkey2000.com . But in new vB3 there's a problem with the posting of edonkey links (ed2k://.....).

The forum automatically puts a "http://" in front of the edonkey link, in this way it's not clickable for edonkey.

In the older vbulletin version it was no problem to post an edonkey link.

is there a possibility that this could be fixed ?

[Freddie Bingham]

Originally posted by Schorsch
Hi,

there are many forums engaged with http://www.edonkey2000.com . But in new vB3 there's a problem with the posting of edonkey links (ed2k://.....).

The forum automatically puts a "http://" in front of the edonkey link, in this way it's not clickable for edonkey.

In the older vbulletin version it was no problem to post an edonkey link.

is there a possibility that this could be fixed ? We didn't intend to do that but I guess it isn't that bad that such a piracy tool is being blocked. I will still move this to bugs.

[Chen]

I wouldn't mind seeing Edonkey links blocked in vB3... :rolleyes:

[Fallout2man]

Originally posted by Chen
I wouldn't mind seeing Edonkey links blocked in vB3... :rolleyes: I thought the vB team's job to make the best forum software ever, not to act as collective parents to us all =p

[Schorsch]

Originally posted by freddie
We didn't intend to do that but I guess it isn't that bad that such a piracy tool is being blocked. I will still move this to bugs.

wow what a customer-friendly company *irony* whos says that this is a pure piracy programm ? this prog is completely legal, you can download a lot of free software (eg shareware, freeware, free music, etc...)

I think if this bug stays in final version, a lot of really big forums will change the board software. It's a pity that you don't care about!

[John]

Originally posted by Schorsch
wow what a customer-friendly company *irony* whos says that this is a pure piracy programm ? this prog is completely legal, you can download a lot of free software (eg shareware)

I think if this bug stays in final version, a lot of really big forums will change the board software. It's a pity that you don't care about!
If they are sites that are involved in software piracy, they should read out license agreement. If not, then it would be a pity, which is why this has been moved to the bugs forum.

[Darth Cow]

Originally posted by Schorsch
wow what a customer-friendly company *irony* whos says that this is a pure piracy programm ? this prog is completely legal, you can download a lot of free software (eg shareware, freeware, free music, etc...)I'm sure that the 1% of edonkey users who only use it for legal purposes will be very concerned, but the fact is that the great majority of users use it for less than legitimate purposes. Perhaps you'd like to give us a link to your forums so you can have the priveledge of proving the contrary, that there is a demand for using these links in a legal manner?

[Fallout2man]

Originally posted by Darth Cow
I'm sure that the 1% of edonkey users who only use it for legal purposes will be very concerned, but the fact is that the great majority of users use it for less than legitimate purposes. Perhaps you'd like to give us a link to your forums so you can have the priveledge of proving the contrary, that there is a demand for using these links in a legal manner? Ask yourself if it really matters that much? This "bug" probably doesn't just effect edonkey URLs but probably any foreign urls. This is a forum for the submission of bugs, not debate on the legality of P2P applications like edonkey.

[Wayne Luke]

Originally posted by Fallout2man
Ask yourself if it really matters that much? This "bug" probably doesn't just effect edonkey URLs but probably any foreign urls. This is a forum for the submission of bugs, not debate on the legality of P2P applications like edonkey. The developers also said they would look into it and resolve the issue as well.

[Kier]

fixed now