Azureus is a Java based BitTorrent client that offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. It also features an embedded tracker that is easily set up and ready to use.

Azureus connects to the BitTorrent network. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer protocol designed to transfer files. Users connect directly to send and receive portions of a file, while a central tracker coordinates the action of all peers and manages connections without knowledge of the contents of the files being distributed. With BitTorrent, users upload at the same time they download, so network bandwidth is managed as efficiently as possible. BitTorrent is designed to work better than other file-transfer protocols as the number of people interested in a certain file increases. Azureus support for 27 languages.

Features of "Azureus":
* Multiple torrent downloads
* Upload and download speed limiting, both globally and per torrent
* Advanced seeding rules
* Adjustable disk cache
* Only uses one port for all the torrents
* UPnP sets the forward on your router
* Can use a proxy, for both tracker and peer communications
* Fast resume
* Can set a default download dir and move completed files
* Can import torrents automatically from a set dir
* Highly customizable interface
* IRC plugin included for quick help
* Embedded tracker, host your own torrents, automate your shares (periodic scanning of a dir)...
* Distributed Hash Table: host on it a completely decentralised torrent and/or benefit from it when the tracker is offline.

Many useful plugins are available:
* Auto-adjustment of your upload and download speeds according to your network charge with Autospeed
* Auto-download torrents with RSS Feed Scanner
* Schedule upload and download speed limits with Speed Scheduler
* Receive a mail when a download finishes with Status Mailer
* Add numerous info on torrents (Extra seeding columns, Country Locator)
* Remote control Azureus through the Swing Web Interface or the HTML Web Interface

Changes in Azureus 3.0.2.0, 2007.08.16:
FEATURE: Core | Act on suspend/resume events on Windows [Parg]
FEATURE: Core | Added new AZ message to inform of bad pieces [Parg]
FEATURE: Core | Added new stacked HAVE message to reduce peer-peer overhead [Parg]
FEATURE: Core | IPv6 support - dht, version server, tracker and improved transport [Parg]
FEATURE: UI | New "Torrent" menu in the menu bar [amc1]
FEATURE: UI | New "Piece Distribution" subview in the pieces tab [The 8472]
FEATURE: UI | Auto-speed ping views in Tools->Statistics->Transfers when Auto Speed is enabled [Parg]
FEATURE: UI | "Clear Resume Data" menu option added [amc1]
FEATURE: UI | "Clear remembered save paths" option added (for the Open Torrent dialog) [amc1]

CHANGE: Core | Optimise memory usage for single-file downloads [Parg]
CHANGE: Core | Optimise memory usage for queued torrents (no need to keep resume data in memory) [Parg]
CHANGE: Core | Much better peer ID identification code added, many more clients now correctly identified [amc1]
CHANGE: Core | Changes made to identify some "fake" clients (or other clients which identify themselves in a problematic way) [amc1]
CHANGE: Core | Biased optimistic disconnect slightly against leechy peers [The 8472]
CHANGE: Core | Core changes in some places to allow "Default save path" to be used without requiring "Use default data dir" to be enabled [hasturkun]
CHANGE: Core | Reduce CPU usage when many (queued) torrents are present and in the the pieces view [The 8472]
CHANGE: Core | *nix: New startup script to detect Gecko/XULRunner and to allow better restarting [TuxPaper]
CHANGE: UI | UL/DL speed selection on right click of status bar changed from menu to scale widget. [TuxPaper]
Usage: (1) MouseDown+Drag+MouseUp (2) Click+Move+Click (3) Click+type number+Enter
CHANGE: UI | Open Torrent Window now asks to create directories if they don't exist yet, instead of evilly auto-creating them when you click the Browse button [The 8472]
CHANGE: UI | Added download status, distributed copies and completed piece count to the General torrent view [amc1, The 8472]
CHANGE: UI | User Comment field more useful in General torrent view - easy edit link, hyperlink formatting, auto-resizing [amc1]
CHANGE: UI | "Show Transfer Bar" menu option is now a checkbox menu item - so you can now hide the transfer bar using the menu item [amc1]
CHANGE: Plug | Added setVisible method for plugin menu items [amc1]

BUGFIX: Core | Fixed bug where renaming a download for a single file torrent would sometimes cause data to get out of sync and cause file errors [amc1]
BUGFIX: Core | Allow pipelined http seed requests to switch torrents [Parg]
BUGFIX: Core | Bootstrap DHT better when no contacts [Parg]
BUGFIX: Core | Fixed bug where renaming a download in some conditions would generate "Target is sub-directory" errors [amc1]
BUGFIX: UI | Fixed swarm view rendering bug where some incomplete peers were shown as full circles [The 8472]
BUGFIX: Plug | Fixed bug where previously removed child menu items would still be present when generating some menus [amc1]

Homepage - http://azureus.sourceforge.net

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