Software update: Azureus 2.2.0.3 beta 54

A beta release has been released of the BitTorrent client Azureus, which has been given a full 2.2.0.3 beta 54. The program is developed in Java and runs on Linux, MacOS X and Windows, among others. Azureus has features like prioritizing certain torrents or even individual files in a torrent, and it has a built-in tracker so that you can also share files yourself. In addition, the possibilities can be expanded even further by means of plugins. To use this CVS snapshot, this will jar file must be downloaded. This must then be renamed to Azureus2.jar and copied over the already existing file in the folder where Azureus is installed. The changelog for this release looks like this:

FEATURE:

• Core | Client support for the ‘trackerid’ announce extension [Nolar]
• Core | Client support for the ‘min interval’ announce extension [Nolar]
• onion | Option to disable small fonts under OSX [Nolar]
• Core | Added options to disable scrape entirely or just for non-running torrents [Parg]
• onion | Console support for aliases [Fatal]
• Plug | Added local host configuration setting for statusmailer [Parg]
• Plug | Reworked CSS for tracker web pages to create old and new styles [Gouss]
• Plug | RSS Feed added to tracker web pages [Parg]
• Plug | Tracker stats added to tracker web pages [Parg]
• Core | RSS Feed parse APIs added to plugin interface [Parg]
• Core | Non-blocking sockets based TCP tracker implementation [Parg]
• onion | Torrent export option added to SWT UI [Parg]
• Core | Client identification plugin interface [Parg]
• onion | Keyboard shortcut parsing system [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | System tray menus for setting global upload and download bandwidth limits [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Synthesized speech alerts for Mac OS X; Go to Azureus / Preferences to enable it [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | New file icon for Mac OS X [CrazyAlchemist]
• Plug | Generic Messaging API: inter-client message passing [Nolar]
• Core | Separate protocol payload and overhead stats [Nolar]
• Core | Data deletion can now defer to Recycle Bin and Trash under Windows and Mac OS X, respectively [Parg, CrazyAlchemist]

CHANGE:

• Core | Smarter re-announce interval handling, especially for lopsided swarms [Nolar]
• Core | Added many new peer ID identifications [Nolar, Gouss]
• Core | First piece priority option now also prioritizes last piece of file [Nolar]
• Core | NAT check functions even when downloads have already been started [Nolar]
• onion | Reintroduced download completion alerts in Mac OS X (use System Preferences / Sound to set the alert sound of choice) [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | For Mac OS X, contextual menu items no longer carry images for better compliance with Apple Human Interface Guidelines [CrazyAlchemist]
• Core | Update check can now check via configured proxy [Nolar]
• Core | Rewritten download code: decreased cpu usage and faster speeds in LAN network environments [Nolar]
• onion | RFE #1092614: Informational popup messages now auto-close after 5 seconds – unless the message window is closed manually, or if the mouse is over it / details view is open (the timing will be ‘reset’ then) [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Miscellaneous cosmetics updates for Mac OS X [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Bug #1112278: https:// URLs now autopaste in Open URL window [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Main menu bar should now be more streamlined in its arrangement [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Console view will now display information logged (for the duration of the application session) when the Console view is closed [CrazyAlchemist]
• Core | Network IP_TOS option now sets required registry setting under Win2K/XP [Parg, Nolar]

BUG FIX:

• Core | IPFilters loaded from static config file weren’t working [Parg]
• Core | Fix re-announce interval bug when zero peers in swarm [Nolar]
• onion | Corrected save dialog behavior on Make Torrent Wizard regarding file selection [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Bug #953619 concerning Mac OS X: Double-clicking .torrent files now activate Azureus with the expected Finder dialogs (Dragging files to the Dock icon will continue to malfunction for the indefinite future) [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Bug #1120995: Improper validation could allow unreasonably low global upload cap [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Main window no longer tries to steal focus on opening (Mac OS X) [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Pop up messages no longer try to steal focus (Mac OS X) [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Resolved fuzzy dock icon display under Mac OS X if Column Setup is opened [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Upload caps for individual transfers now display more sensible values ​​if global upload cap is set to unlimited [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | In My Torrents, a category view will no longer prevent its corresponding table view’s horizontal scrolling [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Download bars should no longer disappear when the main window is minimized (Mac OS X) [CrazyAlchemist]
• onion | Certain table column contents no longer ‘disappear’ when a row is selected (Mac OS X) [CrazyAlchemist]
• Core | Send uninterested message when complete while using do-not-download feature [Nolar]

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