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Azureus 2.5.0.0 Released!

hob

hob

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I switched back to Azureus recently, just because it handles torrents better, in terms of queing and not overloading my connection.

Only problem is, it would never open a .torrent file from the finder, or anything for that matter - you had to drag it in.

All this is fixed with the new Azureus 2.5.0.0!!

Available here!!

:D
 
Downloaded torrents to my desktop would be automatically opened by Azureus and the file trashed so it's all automated. That's what I like about Azureus... no fuss no muss piracy. :)

I checked the update just 2 hours ago and it was still a release candidate. Cool they got it released as a final so soon. Updating now. :)
 
hob said:
Only problem is, it would never open a .torrent file from the finder, or anything for that matter - you had to drag it in.
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That's odd, I don't recall ever having to drag and drop the torrent into the app, I'd just double click on the files icon within finder and it would open right up.

Downloading now! :D
 
Is there a 2.5.0.0 for Intel?

Is the 2.5.0.0 version at the link for PowerPC only or Intel as well?

I ask because the Intel Wiki link doesnt have 2.5 listed.
 
ssindelman said:
Is the 2.5.0.0 version at the link for PowerPC only or Intel as well?

I ask because the Intel Wiki link doesnt have 2.5 listed.
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I just restarted my client (Intel) and was greeted with the automatic update to 2.5.0.0.
 
hob said:
Are you sure about that? I had issues on both platforms!
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Hmm, I'd never had the problem on PowerPC and always had it on Intel, so I assumed that it was a processor-related issue.
 
Nermal said:
Hmm, I'd never had the problem on PowerPC and always had it on Intel, so I assumed that it was a processor-related issue.
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It never worked for me either on PPC.

Downloading the new version now, so hopefully this will fix it.
 
Bit W00t!

Can I just say how happy I am that this is out!

I have to use Az for the majority of sites out there...and the older version was so messed up for me.

I could never get the pop up windows to close, and I could never get it to quit, I always had to force quit.

With this update all those issues are fixed....!!

This is so great...!
 
Nermal said:
No, that hasn't been necessary for a while now (for my system, at least).
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I downloaded 2.4.0.2 two weeks ago and I still had to get that special version of Azureus. I'll try to see if 2.5.0.0 launches properly.
 
apfhex said:
Nor did it ever work for me. Appears to work now though! Also looks like the interface is improved a little more (proper OS X columns).
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Plus, the whole thing seems snappier™

I had a look at the what's new section & it specifically states that, for OSX, opening via the finder is a new feature in this version. I thought it was just a bug that it didn't do it before, but apparently not.
 
Kernow said:
Plus, the whole thing seems snappier™

I had a look at the what's new section & it specifically states that, for OSX, opening via the finder is a new feature in this version. I thought it was just a bug that it didn't do it before, but apparently not.
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Mine used to work on my iMac G5. Then I bought my mbp and it never worked. So who knows? Only thing that matters is that it works now.:cool:
 
woohoo 2.5!!!!!.....and it still slows my web browsing to the worst case of dial up.
 
sulhaq said:
woohoo 2.5!!!!!.....and it still slows my web browsing to the worst case of dial up.
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You probably have the upload (or download) cap set to a number too close to the speed of your internet connection. That'll guarantee horrible performance, since there's no bandwidth left for browsing or whatever.

I've noticed that on high-latency connections (cable modem) you need a pretty big gap to make it work smoothly. When I switched to a very low-latency DSL connection, I could push closer to the connection speed without affecting things.
 
I always have the uploads capped at 10-15 kbps, I admit I've never capped my download speed though. Thanks gonna try that.
 
Great news, thanks for the head's up - Azureus is my torrent client of choice! :cool: I'm still on a PPC Mac so I assume everything will work just fine...
 
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