Bit-Torrent 4.0 Released

Posted on March 9, 2005 6:37 AM by Rob Williams

The long awaited new version of Bit-Torrent has been released. Here is a quick list of what’s new:

All new queue-based user interface

Many options are now modifiable from the interface, including upload rate

Lots of other interface improvements

Extra stats are visible, for those who like it

Remembers what it was doing across restarts

New .torrent maker “btmaketorrentgui” replaces “btcompletedir”

Better performance, as always

License has changed to the BitTorrent Open Source License

Torrent fields are correctly created and interpreted as utf8

Too many little things to list

A few technical notes, for those interested:

Single port: launchmany can seed and client can download many files from a single port and thread

Interface now uses GTK instead of wxWidgets

BitTorrent packets are marked as bulk data to make traffic shaping easier

Check it out at the official Bit-Torrent site. I will check it out, but doubtful anything could take me away from Azureus.

Rob Williams

Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; from desktop gaming to professional workstations, and all the supporting software.