Software update: Azureus 2.1.0.2

The Azureus program is a BitTorrent client written in Java and runs on Linux, MacOS X and Windows, among others. In addition to downloading files, Azureus can also set up a tracker or chat with the built-in IRC client. The functionality can be expanded further with plugins. Version 2.1.0.2 has recently been released with the following changelog†

New Features:

• Core | Health items now show if a torrent is being shared/published
• Core | Creation of self-signed certificates for SSL (etc) via UI
• Core | Set download speed per torrent
• Dev | ToolTip access functions for table cells
• Plug | Tracker plugin supports simple category view
• Plug | Webui support for password protected trackers
• Plug | Webui attempts to get access to system clipboard to fix copy/paste issues
• Plug | Plugin interface extensions for basic plugin config
• Plug | External authorization framework
• Plug | WebUI + XML/HTTP i/f now have separately configurable username/password via Plugin config (*not* plugin.properties)
• Plug | WebUI can now use signed jars, if configured, so that clipboard access doesn’t require local config
• onion | Better scrape result reporting, including new “Next Tracker Access” column
• onion | Tooltip for Health Icon
• onion | New language: Japanese

Changes:

• Core | Core update checker now uses aelitis.com server to grab latest version instead of SF’s one
• Core | Default socket write buffer now a more conservative 1460 bytes for smoother uploading
• Core | Central control of global outgoing peer connection rates…ie a better SlowConnect
• Core | Unused potential peer connections are cached for later use
• Core | Tracker now doesn’t return peer list on “stopped” event
• Plug | Tracker web plugin configuration moved to plugin config from core config
• Plug | Tracker web contexts now have the option to not apply IP Filters – this affects the web plugin and xml/http interface
• onion | About Window is closeable by hitting the ‘ESC’ key

Corrected bugs:

• Core | Fix for Library Paths using single quotes
• Core | Fixed shared plugin dir location on OSX
• Core | File Open dialogs now correctly remember their last path
• Core | Plugin loader picking up .zip files instead of corresponding .jar files
• Core | Don’t delete the imported .torrent file if the import dir happens to also be the Save torrent dir
• Core | Torrents leave READY state quicker after other torrents are re-queued
• Core | Fix for Fast Resume not working when a 0-byte file exists in the torrent
• Core | Show error message if previously-allocated data cannot be found, instead of re-creating it
• Core | Force a file handle recycle every 50M read so the OS cache clears (Win2k, possibly other OSes)
• Core | Tracker stats wrong
• Core | Not deleting backup torrents (.bak) when MyTorrent->remove + delete
• onion | # Column now on by default again
• onion | Fix for Bug #966867: Context Menu not appearing after setting up columns on Linux
• onion | IP column now sorts by hex groups
• onion | Fix for .torrent icons with new Azureus.exe
• onion | Fix for text color on some Table cells not moving when row moved
• onion | Moving torrent from Uncategorized category to new category now removes the row from the display
• onion | Fix for empty table rows appearing in Peers Details tab and Pieces tab
• onion | Windows : Tray Icon should come back after explorer crash (needs latest SWT build)
• onion | 192 bytes memory leak fixed on OSX

[break]The following downloads are ready:
java .jar
source
Linux GTK
Linux Motif
MacOS X
Windows Setup