Update Preferences.cpp: Changes location of GeoIP.dat.gz to solve the problem with identifying the flags/countries of users

[topotech]

Changing maintainer and provider of GeoIP.dat.gz in the meantime that other solution appears. This one is from https://mailfud.org/geoip-legacy/. This should fix issue #154

[minnyres]

It may not work since aMule does not have https support.

[topotech]

It may not work since aMule does not have https support.

Oh. Then you're right, it's almost sure it won't work if that's really the case. Wget shows the web server has a strict transport security policy.

$ wget http://mailfud.org/geoip-legacy/GeoIP.dat.gz
URL transformed to HTTPS due to an HSTS policy
--2022-04-25 01:21:55--  https://mailfud.org/geoip-legacy/GeoIP.dat.gz
...

[minnyres]

Oh. Then you're right, it's almost sure it won't work if that's really the case. Wget shows the web server has a strict transport security policy.

Nevertheless, it may work with this patch: #218.
I will make a test with it.

[minnyres]

Nevertheless, it may work with this patch: #218. I will make a test with it.

It's a good news that aMule can update ipfilter from https://mailfud.org/geoip-legacy/ if built with libcurl.
There is one more problem. This patch only sets the default address of ipfilter. If there is already a configuration file amule.conf, aMule will still use the address http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz in the file.

[topotech]

I know, but after thinking about it for some time, I think it isn't a bad thing, because effectively someone could want a different server. I don't think it's bad this fix only works for new users.

[minnyres]

I don't think it's bad this fix only works for new users.

Yeah, old users may already have a geoip data file.