<s>
Filetopia	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
multi-platform	O
peer-to-peer	O
file	O
sharing	O
client	O
,	O
and	O
networking	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
files	O
,	O
use	O
chat	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
send	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
share	O
files	O
in	O
public	O
chat	B-Protocol
rooms	O
or	O
privately	O
with	O
contacts	O
(	O
by	O
searching	O
or	O
using	O
shared	O
files	O
list	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
all	O
the	O
file	O
transfers	O
,	O
secure	O
chat	B-Protocol
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
an	O
anonymous	O
peer	O
to	O
peer	O
network	O
:	O
when	O
sending	O
or	O
downloading	O
files	O
,	O
IP	O
addresses	O
are	O
not	O
visible	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
software	O
makes	O
no	O
attempt	O
at	O
keeping	O
them	O
anonymous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filetopia	B-Protocol
software	O
development	O
started	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
development	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
completely	O
rewrite	O
the	O
program	O
in	O
Java	B-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
FX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
classic	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
software	O
version	O
(	O
3.04d	O
,	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
2015	O
)	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
but	O
vibrant	O
community	O
of	O
people	O
sharing	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
v3.04	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
rated	O
3/5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
was	O
interviewed	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
site	O
Slyck.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
FX	O
version	O
is	O
more	O
focused	O
in	O
hosting	O
Online	B-Architecture
Communities	I-Architecture
than	O
in	O
file	O
sharing	O
,	O
disallowing	O
global-wide	O
file	O
searching	O
and	O
encouraging	O
meeting	O
new	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphic	O
chat	B-Protocol
was	O
vastly	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
configurable	O
chat	B-Protocol
presets	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
emoticons	O
and	O
users	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
ones	O
and	O
capture	O
those	O
they	O
like	O
from	O
the	O
chat	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
improvements	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
on	O
all	O
existing	O
chat	B-Protocol
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messages	O
now	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
technology	O
behind	O
the	O
chat	B-Protocol
and	O
can	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
all	O
its	O
graphic	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
User	O
Interface	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
visible	O
difference	O
in	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
FX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P2P	O
protocols	O
are	O
more	O
reliable	O
and	O
able	O
to	O
function	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
the	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
Network	O
for	O
many	O
functions	O
,	O
including	O
file	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filetopia	B-Protocol
FX	O
features	O
a	O
graphic	O
chat	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
integrates	O
security	O
features	O
,	O
file	O
sharing	O
,	O
file	O
search	O
,	O
a	O
graphic	O
and	O
searchable	O
log	O
system	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
emoticons	O
and	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
add	O
their	O
own	O
emoticons	O
,	O
even	O
animated	O
ones	O
and	O
capture	O
the	O
emoticons	O
used	O
by	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chat	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
fully	O
moderated	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
kick	O
or	O
ban	O
users	O
,	O
gag	O
users	O
,	O
hide	O
posts	O
and	O
has	O
3	O
levels	O
of	O
room	O
moderation	O
:	O
owner	O
,	O
admin	O
and	O
helper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
and	O
private	O
Chats	B-Protocol
can	O
use	O
entry	O
passwords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
secure	O
direct	O
chat	B-Protocol
feature	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
hosted	O
on	O
the	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
Network	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
computers	O
and	O
is	O
accessed	O
using	O
special	O
encrypted	O
access	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
public	O
chat	B-Protocol
rooms	O
have	O
an	O
associated	O
message	O
wall	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filetopia	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
a	O
full	O
featured	O
Instant	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
software	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
different	O
online	O
modes	O
and	O
status	O
lines	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
messaging	O
offline	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lists	O
are	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
file	O
sharing	O
in	O
Filetopia	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
