Some small improvments to next linux utorrent release

[DennisOlof]

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Improvments to next linux utorrent release

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I have been running uTorrent Version 3.0 alpha (build 25053) for linux for a few weeks and I know it is under development. So here are a few improvements I would like to see implemented.

If a utserver.conf is pre-made and included in next release, please do keep it nice and tidy, and structured so it is easy to find options in the program that correspond to the graphical settings layout etc. That will help a lot and make the program easy to use for lots of people.

The automatic update feature on linux client should be replaced with a server check that the client can preform agains the utorrent server, if there is a updated version it could show in a box (under the automatic settings window) that the is a updated version. So the user now knows that there is a new version and you have to download and install the new version.

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I would like to see more options of settings added to the utserver.conf file. The graphical interface provides access to the options that are missing from utserver.conf file. For me and probably other users, utserver does not seem to save the changes to settings.dat file. But the options pre-set with utserver.conf file works great. The webinterface does not seem to work that well with some browsers. The changes I made with the browser was not saved to settings.dat so that method is not working for me.

Changeing settings only using utserver.conf file requires more work but is still a great alternative method for people having problems with the graphical interface. So I would like to see some improvements to the options you can set using utserver.conf file.

I will now list the options missing that I would like the team to implement into the linux version so I can set the options using the utserver.conf file and I would like to see a pre-made utserver.conf file distributed for the program that people can use, who only have that option of changeing the settings.

Here are the settings I would like to be able to change, they are already in the programs graphical settings menu. But setting them in the utserver.conf is not specified in the help file so I assume they have been left out, so thare is not way to set these options with the utserver.conf file.

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Under "Web UI" it should be possible to change:

"Authentication"

# Enable Guest Account with username = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Guest name = default string value "guest"

"Connectivity"

# Restrict acces to the following IPs = default string value "123.123.123.123"

# with the option to allso put multiple enteries like this, say maximum of 5 IP

# adresses "123.123.123.123;123.123.123.555;63.34.54.65"

"User Interface"

# Confirm when deleting torrents = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Alternative list background color = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Show Category List = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Update GUI every (ms) = default string value "3000" (but option to set between 3000-30000)

# Max. rows per page = default string value "50" (but options to choose different values)

# Show Detald Info = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Show current speed in the title bar = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Language = default string value "English" (but option to choose the other languages from list)

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Under "General" it should be possible to change:

"Privacy"

# Check for updates automatically = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Update to beta versions = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Send anonymous information when checking for updates = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

"When downloading"

# Append .!ut to incomplete files = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Pre-allocate all files = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

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Under "Catalogs" more otions and possability to change paths etc should

be added to the utserver.conf file.

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Under "Bittorrent" it should be possible to change:

"Basic bitTorrent Features"

Enable DHT network = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

Enable DHT for new torrents = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

Enable local peer discovery = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

Ask tracker for scrape information = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

Enable Peer Exchange = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

Limit local peer bandwidth = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

"Protocol Encryption"

Outgoing = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

Allow incoming legacy connections = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

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Under "Queueing" it should be possible to change:

"Queue Settings"

Maximum number of active torrents (upload or download) = default string value "8"

Maximum number of active downloads = default string value "5"

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Thats it. Keep up the good work.

P.S.

http://forum.newsite.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=83848

and from that post I got this

http://codepad.org/qeIoj1m9

Example of a utserver.conf file

[Beretta92]

+1

[mcdonald]

Thanks for your suggestions.

If a utserver.conf is pre-made and included in next release, please do keep it nice and tidy, and structured so it is easy to find options in the program that correspond to the graphical settings layout etc. That will help a lot and make the program easy to use for lots of people.

There very likely will be a sample utserver.conf included in the package when that is created.

The automatic update feature on linux client should be replaced with a server check that the client can preform agains the utorrent server, if there is a updated version it could show in a box (under the automatic settings window) that the is a updated version. So the user now knows that there is a new version and you have to download and install the new version.

The update/package manager of your system will probably handle notifying you of updates. You may need to register a BitTorrent package repository with your package update system to make this work (or the package installation process will set up this).

The webinterface does not seem to work that well with some browsers.

At some point relatively soon I'll need to resolve that.

The changes I made with the browser was not saved to settings.dat so that method is not working for me.

I think saving browser changes in settings.dat should be made to work rather than adding configuration options to utserver.conf to work around the problem.

# Enable Guest Account with username = Boolean value (1 for true and 0 for false)

# Guest name = default string value "guest"

If and when we get guest mode working, there should be a configuration file option to enable/disable guest mode.

[DennisOlof]

mcdonald, thanks.

After this post I managed to change the settings with the web interface. I am using utorrent as a replacement for bittornado. Running it on a debian machine with only standard user access (no admin access) and all software needed to run utorrent where installed so for me it worked fine.

This is how I manage to change settings, perhaps something to add to the manual or not ?

1. Started up the program

2. deleted settings.old.dat (rm settings.old.dat)

3. changed settings.dat with chmod so that everyone could write AND read the file

4. used the web interface and then changed the settings

5. saved the settings

6. now when you check files it has restored the access to the file.

So in order to change settings in the program I have to do the above stated every time becaus otherwise utorrent can not write the changes to the file. I guess this could be a problem for other users as well.

Even so, would be nice with a pre-made utserver.conf file and more work on the manual and more detailed information. Other than that, the program seems to work fine. Better to work on getting the program stable and working than adding new features and so on.

Thanks for a great program.