µTorrent 1.8.1 released

[Firon]

This release fixes several outstanding issues with 1.8.

µTorrent will never exceed the half-open limit now. This resolves the issue where trackers would all go offline after a few hours and require restarting µTorrent. It also connects to as many peers in 1.7.7 in all circumstances, as the connection distribution system has been fixed.

Furthermore, the crash on Vista has finally been resolved!

We've worked around the NOD32 issue, but it's still a nasty bug in NOD32 2.5/7 and you should really not use IMON, as the issue could potentially affect any program.

The update tracker restriction has been relaxed when the announce fails. If the announce fails for any reason, you'll only have to wait 60 seconds to do manual update tracker again, instead of whatever the min interval actually was.

http://download.utorrent.com/1.8.1/utorrent.exe

Note: 12639 is out and on the automatic updater for all users. The only fix since 12616 is to prevent µTorrent from showing the installer dialog when upgrading from an older version. There are no other changes, and if you are already on 12616, there is no reason to update.

Tracker admins, please allow both builds (12616 and 12639). The user-agent is identical for both.

--- 2008-10-06: Version 1.8.1 (build 12616)

- Fix: disconnect inactive peers sometimes not taking effect

- Fix: rare crash with very large peer lists

--- 2008-10-02: Version 1.8.1 RC1 (build 12549)

- Feature: detect IPv4 external IP from Teredo address

- Change: revert "remaining" bytes to seeding goal change

- Fix: parsing of IPs with leading zeros, in ipfilter.dat

--- 2008-09-29: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12495)

- Feature: Remaining column displays bytes left to meet seed goal, when seeding (webui too)

- Fix: crash when deleteing torrent data

- Fix: do not log about moving torrent data if it is already in the correct place

- Fix: do not leave webui password field blank if no change occurred

- Fix: parsing of URLs with username:password@

- Fix: avoid duplicate connections with the same ID

- Fix: a few UPnP log messages

- Fix: crashes on Vista when network was changed (VPN, enabled/disabled, hibernation)

--- 2008-09-21: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12323)

- Fix: diskio.no_zero also when not pre-allocating

- Fix: magnet URI .torrent storage path still was not being set

--- 2008-09-20: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12320)

- Feature: diskio.no_zero, to avoid zeroing a file during allocation, where available (>= XP)

- Fix: kB/s truncated off upload speed in speed guide

- Fix: connection distribution system with large number of torrents and a low global limit

--- 2008-09-19: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12285)

- Feature: parse 'downloaded' if sent with announce response

- Change: do not include IPv6 addresses in 'Copy Peer List' if IPv6 is not installed (fixes [<ERROR>]:12345)

- Fix: store .torrents from magnet URIs in correct storage path

- Fix: halfopen miscount with aborted https connections

--- 2008-09-12: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12183)

- Fix: duplicate connections to same IP

- Fix: canceled connection counting (solves tracker stuck in "updating...")

--- 2008-09-10: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12154)

- Fix: IP detection on < Win2k

- Change: write DefaultIcon for .torrent association

--- 2008-09-09: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12132)

- Fix: crash with udp:// URLs

--- 2008-09-09: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12130)

- Feature: resolve hostnames through SOCKS4a and HTTPS proxies

- Feature: add option for hostname resolution through proxies

- Feature: isp.bep22, default off, inactive for private torrents (see: http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0022.html)

- Feature: report successful upgrade, with statistics

- Change: make room for the 'Downloaded' column header

- Change: save resume file when graceful_shutdown is off and the time runs out

- Fix: handle timed out sockets that connect eventually

- Fix: crash with guest login for the webui

- Fix: remove Teredo-specific logic from IPv6 support

- Fix: IPv6 with SOCKS5

- Fix: literal IPv6 addresses in tracker and web seed URLs

--- 2008-09-05: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12083)

- Feature: Double clicking RSS feed in category view edits feed

- Change: Filter RSS log messages

- Fix: guest account for webui

- Fix: move halfopen counting improvements - should fix "tracker stuck in offline state" errors

- Fix: work around Kaspersky bug with DNS SRV records

--- 2008-08-29: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12024)

- Change: reduce coalesce_write_size back to 2MB

- Fix: improved halfopen counting

- Fix: slow load with slow drives that are present

--- 2008-08-25: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 11962)

- Fix: Issue where dialogs would focus main window when closed instead of last focused dialog

- Fix: Copying of corrupt data from certain fields in the general tab

- Fix: Corruption and various other settings-related issues caused by previous 1.8.1 betas

- Fix: webui hashed password field auto-blanks and only hashes on change

--- 2008-08-19: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 11903)

- Change: Allow custom seeding time maximums

- Fix: webui hashed password upgrade from <= 1.8

- Fix: resolve conflicts between .torrents in move complete path with .1.torrent etc

- Fix: crash with cancelling HTTPS requests

--- 2008-08-18: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 11882)

- Feature: 2x faster hashing

- Feature: Open Containing Folder for Files tab

- Change: sort torrents without ETA after torrents with infinity

- Change: remove "Download Limited" behaviour

- Change: turn sparse files off by default, due to fragmentation issues

- Change: relax min_interval restriction on manual updates to 60 seconds if the last tracker request failed

- Change: store hash of the webui password instead of plaintext

- Fix: force non-sparse with preallocate on

- Fix: 'hostname not found' on NT4

- Fix: slow load with lots of torrents that point to a dead/missing drive

- Fix: Some checkboxes overlapping others in the connection section of preferences

- Fix: work around NOD32 IMON bug (HTTP 400)

[thelittlefire]

Very large peer lists... how large are we talking?

By the way, congratulations on 1.8.1

[krazyson]

404 - Not Found

[rafi]

what did you look for and wasn't found ? ...

[seed.helper]

thanks

my favorite bittorrent client is getting better and better

[dani3078]

help please i just dont get this utorrent i was using 1.7.7 and now ive just got a new computer re downloaded it and it is so diff i have no idea how to use it

[thelittlefire]

Make your own thread... Elaborate on your difficulties AFTER please first pressing F1 and using the manual Ultima has spent considerable time keeping up-to-date.

[Domokun]

Congratulations on this release

[JackR]

Hey, i love this uTorrent version :-)

But... please, please... repair this bug, the next version:

If I start it the torrent and I delete it from him the announce-passkey and I stop it then the torrent and I start it again --> the download starts then, but the tracker does not show it the cheating torrent .

It's a very big bug :-( Please repair this, please help!

I say thank you for it in the name of more hundred thousand men!

(Sorry my bad English)

[moogly]

Thx for work. Go to 1.8.2 now !

Just a question about language pack.

There are 2 links but with various build numbers:

Language pack http://www.utorrent.com/download/langpacks/dl.php?build=12616

µTorrent 1.8.1 build 12616 - download http://www.utorrent.com/download/langpacks/dl.php?build=12495

What's the newest pack ?

[tjobo]

The one with the highest build number(that is in the end of the link) of course

[AGE]

thank u for this great release...

Good luck

[moogly]

Re.

How long is the duration for the spread of auto-update from 1.8 to 1.8.1 ?

Thx.

[iycgtptyarvg]

Oh no! Why did you guys remove the 'remaining bytes to seed' feature?!? I was actually VERY VERY happy with it!

Now that uTorrent has automatically updated my version to the stable version I'm a lot less happy.

Could you please supply a link to build 12495 so I can use that? Alternatively, could someone who still has that version please email it to me iycgtptyarvg @ gmail . com

[nightshifted]

Iycgtptyarvg: I'm pretty sure Gmail won't accept an .exe attachment.

[8up]

if I update from build 11813 will I lose the torrent I am currently downloading?

[niktarace]

In theory, no. You will retrieve all your torrents in the same situation.

[DreadWingKnight]

Iycgtptyarvg: I'm pretty sure Gmail won't accept an .exe attachment.

Additionally, we don't support old versions. That includes finding them.

[niktarace]

Deleted.

[thelittlefire]

Unknown client id's thread http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=2417 (go to post #112)

[niktarace]

Ok I'm going to post inside it. Thx.

[Firon]

The remaining for seeding feature will come back later. But it was an improperly done feature addition, so it was removed for the final. You should absolutely not revert, particularly since 12495 has various bugs.

Also, 12639 is out and on the automatic updater for all users. The only fix since 12616 is to prevent µTorrent from showing the installer dialog when upgrading from an older version. There are no other changes, and if you are on 12616, there is no reason to update.

Tracker admins, please allow both builds. The user-agent is identical for both.

[piMea]

Excellent work guys, hats off to the team. Glad to have the most efficient and stable torrent client available.

[iycgtptyarvg]

Firon:

The remaining for seeding feature will come back later. But it was an improperly done feature addition, so it was removed for the final. You should absolutely not revert, particularly since 12495 has various bugs.

Ok, I'll wait for another version. But, that feature is REALLY nice, so I hope it will return soon.

[Firon]

You'll see it back in 1.8.2, which likely won't take long to see betas of.