v1.0 — Initial Release

🗜️ Network File Compression System — v1.0

First release of the IT432 Network Programming project.

What's included

• Multi-threaded compression server (WinForms GUI)
• Compression client with connect/disconnect/send (WinForms GUI)
• GZip compression over TCP
• Heartbeat detection when server goes down
• Live client counter on server

How to run

1. Run CompressionServer.exe → click Start Server
2. Run CompressionClient.exe → Connect → Browse file → Send File
3. Compressed .gz file saves automatically next to the original

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• .NET 6 Runtime (or .NET Framework 4.7.2+)