bittorrent client id

[livings124]

I have a bittorrent client that displays what other peers' clients are, and noticed that -LW0001- is showing up. Is this Limewire? How would I parse the string to show in the client (as in, how should I divide up the numbers to display as a version number)? Thanks.

[Judge Zargabaath]

If your bittorrent client is Azureus, like mine, I don't thing Azureus parses the version number properly, because i had some odd number like that...

[livings124]

I am one of the developers of Transmission, and I want to be sure that the app parses it as correctly as possible.

[livings124]

The first eight appear to always be -LW0001-. Does the 0001 mean anything?

[Sam]

LW means LimeWire, and 0001 means it's the first revision of the BT code. That number will increment as we change/add BT features.

[livings124]

Alright, thanks. Would "Limewire (v1)" be a proper formatting, or could you suggest one? Thanks.

[Sam]

Do you need to include a version? What about just "LimeWire"?

[livings124]

I thought it would make sense to post the version, since most clients include it. But it's not required.

[Judge Zargabaath]

LW means LimeWire, and 0001 means it's the first revision of the BT code. That number will increment as we change/add BT features.

LW0001 is sort of the version number, it's just the version number of the code instead of the main app. That's a simpler way to put it.