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Retriever Updates

  • 2.1(Released 8th.-Oct-2010)
  • Fixed a bug in determining file names when downloading from certain sites.
  • Added support for Metalink 4.

  • 2.0(Released 8th.-Jan-2010)
  • Fixed a regression introduced in the previous version that prevented metalink downloads from working.
  • Fixed a bug in determining metalink file names.
  • Fixed a regression that aborted the download after one failure.

  • 1.9(Released 23rd.-Nov-2009)
  • Fixed some issues that occurred using multi segmented downloading.

  • 1.8(Released 22nd.-Sep-2009)
  • Added some additional checks for Opera browser integration and added "Download with Retriever" option to BitTorrent transfer dialog.
  • During uninstallation you will have the option to disable Opera integration.
  • Added functions for Retriever to import or export a url listing from a plain text file.

  • 1.7(Released 13th.-Jul-2009)
  • Improved look and feel functionality
  • Completely redesigned Opera browser integration to provide compatibility with Opera 10.

  • 1.6(Released 3rd-Mar-2009)
  • Fixed regression on OSX where tabs were not displayed.
  • Added option for using the close window button for minimizing to tray.
  • Fixed bug in segmenter where empty segments were displayed.
  • Removed JDesktop Integration Components dependency, system tray support now requires JRE 1.6 or higher.

  • 1.5(Released 12th-Jan-2009)
  • Added option to set port range used by BitTorrent.
  • Fixed issue where BitTorrent connections beacame stuck in CLOSE_WAIT state.

  • 1.4(Released 28th-Oct-2008)
  • Integrated IECapture and OperaCapture into main distribution.
  • Downloads can now be automaticaly saved into a specific folder by extension.
  • Fixed bug where segmented downloads sometimes could not be resumed.
  • Added option to pre-allocate storage for files.
  • External commands can now be accessed at any time from a menu.
  • Fixed issue where download was aborted after read timed out.

  • 1.3(Released 21st-Jul-2008)
  • Fixed bittorrent "truncated string value" error message.
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when bad data was received during bittorrent's endgame mode.

  • 1.2(Released 21st-Jun-2008)
  • Updated to use Tango icons as the default icon set.
  • Fixed a few cosmetic problems.
  • Fixed an out of memory error message.

  • 1.1(Released 22nd-May-2008)
  • Fixed download failure when metalinks contain no hash information. (Thanks Peter Poeml)
  • Added transparent metalink support. (Thanks Peter Poeml)
  • Changed the way upload bandwidth is distributed among multiple torrents.

  • 1.09(Released 14th-Mar-2008)
  • Fixed some UPNP port forwarding bugs.
  • Change path and segmenter buttons are now disabled during download.
  • Added option in segmenter to force redownload of selected segments.
  • Added "priority download" button where the download will immediately start regardless of maximum simultaneous download setting and all other downloads will be paused.
  • Changed location for storing data files to be platform dependent.
  • Added mirror search function.
  • Improved torrent piece display.

  • 1.08(Released 17th-Dec-2007)
  • Fixed issue with "disappearing" pieces during torrent transfer.
  • Fixed regression where additional HTTP headers were not sent when retrieving initial download information.
  • Added support for Metalinks. My deepest thanks to Anthony Bryan for all his support in getting this done.
  • Add new download dialog will no longer block input to the rest of the application.
  • Changed mirror selection in new download dialog.
  • Added more control over execution of external commands.
  • Added support for HTTP POST method.
  • Added support for downloading a single file simultaneously from multiple sources.

  • 1.07(Released 2nd-Jul-2007)
  • A default option can now be selected for most pop up dialogs.
  • Fixed conflict between jdic libraries and Linux JRE 1.6.

  • 1.06(Released 10th-Apr-2007)
  • Fixed bug in segmenter that resulted in odd selection behaviour.
  • Segmenter now displays total size selected for download.
  • Fixed download list selection bug that occured under JRE 1.6.
  • Browse button in add new download dialog was in the wrong place.
  • BitTorrent downloads now use any FTP or HTTP mirrors as an always connected peer.

  • 1.05(Released 27th-Nov-2006)
  • Removed "resume" button, paused downloads are now resumed with the "start download" button.
  • Referer information can now be edited or input manually.
  • Fixed problem with FTP servers that did not use the default port.
  • Fixed issue where status information would be incorrect.

  • 1.04(Released 6th-Sep-2006)
  • Added a workaround for cookies that could not be parsed using the default parser (these will not show up in the cookie manager).
  • Fixed some issues that occurred when downloading attachments from GMail. (Please note that to download attachments you need to use IECapture to pass the URL to Retriever as the cookie needs to be passed as well.)
  • Removed maximum and minimum peer options, the optimum number of peers is now automatically determined.
  • Removed failed column from torrent view.
  • Added "Queue" item to views, this view displays files waiting to download in the order they will be started, by dragging and dropping items you can change the download order.
  • BitTorrent downloads will now be accepted directly from urls.
  • Fixed some bugs with clipboard monitoring not functioning.
  • Added pause and resume support to BitTorrent downloads.

  • 1.03(Released 22nd-Mar-2006)
  • Now requires Java Runtime Environment 1.5.
  • Improved performance of clipboard monitoring function.
  • Replaced text labels for download functions with icons.
  • Added an icon for downloads waiting to start.
  • Application data is now stored in an xml formatted file. By default this file is located at homedir/HalogenWare/Retriever/Retriever.prefs, however if a file named Retriever.prefs is found in Retriever's installation directory, this file will be used instead.
  • Various small interface improvements.
  • Added UPnP support.

  • 1.02(Released 22nd-Nov--2005)
  • Retriever can now be minimized to tray.
  • Some BitTorrent clients were reporting their status as interested when they weren't. Added additional checks so only truly interested peers would be unchoked.
  • Made some improvements to drag and drop.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when downloading very large files using BitTorrent.
  • Added the ability to segment downloads, so only a portion of the file will be downloaded. In the case of multi file torrents individual files can be selected for download.

  • 1.01(Released 6th-Sep-2005)
  • Fixed a bug that occured when deleting cookies using the cookie manager.
  • Cookies received during initial url capture are not saved until the download is actually added to Retriever.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the graph to not be drawn during a download.

  • 1.0(Released 2nd-Jun-2005)
  • Improved initial handshake negogiation between torrent peers, torrent choke system and endgame mode.
  • Added support for optional encoding parameter in torrent files.
  • Removed seeding column from torrent panel (redundant since adding progress column).
  • FIXED: sometimes orphan pieces would not be requested.
  • FIXED: when a torrent download is resumed on FTP or HTTP sometimes the last piece received would not be recorded as such, even though the download was completed.
  • FIXED: bug in torrent file display when the torrent contains files smaller than the piece size.
  • Fixed some issues that occured when storing cookies.
  • Added a dialog to manage cookies.
  • Added support for drag and drop.

  • 17th. January 2005
  • The installer has been updated to address an issue on Mac OSX. This is the same version as before, only the installer has been updated. A special thanks to Anna for working with me to resolve this issue.

  • 0.906(Released 23-Nov-2004)
  • FIXED: after a torrent transfer is stopped, it would still try to connect to the tracker.
  • FIXED: when a torrent transfer is resumed on FTP the server would log you out when trying to get a new piece.
  • Completion progress is now displayed for each peer in a torrent transfer.
  • Replaced the any piece view with a scrolling bar that also displays file names for torrent transfers.
  • Improved cookie handling, now uses the jCookie library.

  • 0.905(Released 16-Sep-2004)
  • Made file size checking more robust.
  • Download will wait if requested by server.
  • Added support for HTTP cookies.
  • Data is now stored using the Preferences facility introduced in Java 1.4.
  • Fixed a bug when capturing non-Unicode strings from the clipboard.
  • Added a minimum acceptable download speed, if download is slower than this value it automatically switches to the the next mirror in the list or aborts the download.
  • URL order can now be modified by user.
  • The current active download is now indicated by a special icon.
  • Login info is now automatically extracted from FTP urls (if present).
  • Scheduled downloads can be automatically repeated on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
  • Added option to run external commands before downloads start.
  • Filesize is now determined when a new download is added (if possible).
  • Help system now uses the JavaHelp component.
  • Added support for BitTorrent transfers!

  • 0.904(Released 3-Oct-2003)
  • Addressed a bug that corrupted the preferences data when saving proxy information.

  • 0.903(Released 1-Oct-2003)
  • Fixed various incompatabilities with JRE 1.4.2 release:
    • When changing the look and feel the toolbar would change to a "button" style.
    • Sometimes when a download is stopped by the user, Retriever would report "download complete".
    • When a server stops responding, the entire application would hang if the user attempted to abort the download or switch servers.
  • Added support for proxy servers.
  • Added a built-in help viewer.
  • When adding a download, changing the directory displays a treeview.
  • IECapture now sends the referer information to Retriever when a download is captured so sites that require the referer header will function as expected.

  • 0.902 (Released 25-Jun-2003)
  • Distibution now available packaged as self-installing jar file. (NB. only tested on WindowsXP and Linux, please let me know if you encounter problems under different operating systems).
  • Added option to only redownload file if new version available.
  • When executing external command, command output is displayed (heavily dependent on particular command, may not work in all situations/environments).
  • Fixed bug which may cause FTP transfers to stall on Macintosh systems.