P2B (P2P Binary) File Format v3 P2B was created to lighten the load while transfering PeerGuardian blocklists. It typically results in files 50% smaller than the P2P format. Because it is a binary format, it is _not_ recommended for general use. P2B files specify a version number so it may be extended in the future, perhaps to hold metadata for IPs (category, region, etc). Please coordinate with me (phrosty@gmail.com) if you wish to do this. A further improvement in v2 is all range names are in UTF-8 for better internationalization. Parsers will NOT allow ISO-8895-1 or any other invalid UTF-8 in range names. Improvements in v3 are size-related: files are typically 15% smaller than P2B v2. There is a zlib-licensed library for C++ developers who wish to use the P2B format available at http://peerguardian.methlabs.org The Format (note the C-style escapes): header = \xFF\xFF\xFF\xFFP2B version = single byte, currently 0x03 namecount = 32-bit integer in network byte order name = null-terminated utf-8 string rangecount = 32-bit integer in network byte order nameindex = 32-bit integer in network byte order ip = 32-bit integer in network byte order range = <nameindex><start ip><end ip> file = <header><version><namecount><names><rangecount><ranges>