Software Update: µTorrent 1.3.1 beta build 378

Several new versions of this BitTorrent client have appeared in quick succession in the µTorrent forum over the past few days. At the time of writing, the counter is at 1.3.1 beta build 378, but that could change quickly. µTorrent stands out for its small download size and minimal memory and processor load. Furthermore, it contains useful features such as multiple simultaneous downloads, the ability to set bandwidth usage and support for protocol extensions and UPnP. The complete changelog of the 1.3.1 beta series so far shows the following changes:

Changes in µTorrent 1.3.1 beta build 378:

• Fix: Don’t preallocate disk space if using compact mode
• Fix: !ut suffix was added if preallocating.
• Feature: Argument /MINIMIZED and µTorrent starts up minimized (suitable for autostart)
• Fix: Be a little more resistant to invalid langfiles
• Change: Removed santa

Changes in 1.3.1 beta (build 377):

• Change: Boss key now hides the tray icon
• Change: Increased http timeout to 60 seconds
• Fix: Hopefully fixed refresh issue for people with objectdock
• Fix: Fixed some xmlparser crashes

Changes in 1.3.1 beta (build 375):

• Feature: Tag in RSS filters
• Feature: Added select/deselect items to add-torrent dialog
• Fix: RSS parser supports more feeds
• Fix: RSS window issues on win98/non-unicode

Changes in 1.3.1 beta (build 374):

• Feature: Added boss key
• Feature: Turn on/off multiscrape
• Feature: Statistics on help menu
• Feature: Option to enable/disable new tray behavior
• Feature: Double click in files list opens the file
• Feature: Use Shift when clicking on the main listview’s columns to setup a secondary sorting order.
• Feature: Ability to select label from the Bitcomet style add dialog
• Feature: Support sending a hostname to the tracker (it will be resolved)
• Feature: Bitcomet style Torrent Add dialog.
• Feature: Add-On column
• Feature: Delete thumbs.db when deleting torrents
• Feature: Append .!ut to incomplete files.
• Feature: RSS Reader
• Feature: Ability to not put computer in standby while torrents are active.
• Feature: Multi scrape.
• Feature: Check for updates every day.
• Feature: Don’t send HAVE pieces to seeds.
• Feature: Timeout requests that never arrive
• Change: Tray icon activation behaves somewhat differently if window is in the background.
• Change: Rearranged settings dialog
• Fix: New algorithm to minimize the number of waste pieces.
• Fix: Added some clients to version decoder
• Fix: Don’t start multiple processes on Japanese windows.
• Fix: Fixed unpause bug.
• Fix: Disconnect peers if global slots reached even if local slots not reached.
• Fix: Tweaked performance on high speed connections
• Fix: Use less CPU when force rechecking skipped files.
• Fix: Disk Overloaded feature wasn’t working right.
• Fix: Refresh window immediately when adding a torrent through explorer.
• Fix: Speed ​​graph would wrap for very large numbers.
• Fix: Save to a network share didn’t work.
• Fix: Some more strings are now translatable.
• Fix: Lower DNS caching time.
• Fix: Better move up/down
• Fix: Fix crash in files tab.

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