Kommute 0.2 Manual

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## Introduction

Kommute is a file sharing client using the anonymous file sharing network MUTE.
MUTE File Sharing is a peer-to-peer network that provides easy search-and-download functionality while also protecting your privacy.

## Command Reference

## The main Kommute window

### The File Menu

File->Close (Ctrl+W)

  Close the current search results window

File->Quit (Ctrl+Q)

  Quits Kommute

### The View Menu

View->Search
  Show/Hide the Search window
View->Multiview
  Show/Hide the multiview window (connections, downloads, uploads)

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### The Settings Menu

Settings->Configure Kommute
  Show the Settings dialog.

### The Help Menu

Help->Kommute Handbook (F1)

  Invokes the Help system starting at the Kommute help pages. (this document).

Help->What's This? (Shift+F1)

  Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within Kommute will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Help->Report Bug...

  Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.

Help->About Kommute

  This will display version and author information.

## FAQ

- What is the rate limits under network properties for? This is for allocating a set amount of bandwidth for uploading or downloading. By default, this is set to a -1 rate limit, meaning that it is unlimited.
- What should I do with the settings for neighbor connections? It is important to keep in mind that the more neighbors you set this to connect to, the more you will help the network by routing more data, as well as downloading whatever files you've requested faster and getting better search results. The drawback though, is that it will use more bandwidth.
- What's the download queue for? The download queue is to keep the network running smoothly and to make sure you successfully complete your downloads. When a user gets requests for lots of files at once from the same person, it overloads that user and the neighbors he's using to route the traffic to get it to the requester. The queue cuts down on that overload. You have a higher probability of getting the files you've requested if you keep the maximum simultaneous downloads per host pretty low.
- Can I search for hashes instead of filenames? Sure. If you have a hash value of some file that you'd like to search for, then search for this value prepended with a "hash_". Like this:

    hash_0476800CFA54F57657A4C62644181935

It should return all the files that are exactly identical to the file you got the hash from. No matter if their filename is different.

## Links

- Kommute Project Page
- MUTE

## Credits

- Jason Rohrer wrote the original MUTE File Sharing code.
- Frédéric Rodrigo has done the artwork.
- Niels Sandholt Busch has written the Kommute interface.

This documentation is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

This program is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

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