The LimeWire 2.4.0 beta has just been made available at:

http://www.limewire.com/index.jsp/download_beta

This version includes dramatic performance enhancements, particularly for users who are sharing a lot of file. It also includes the following features:

<ul>
<li> new "add to wishlist" feature for searches that do not return results
<li> fixed bug where download would stall at 99% complete, automatically switching to faster uploaders when this situation occurs
<li> detects corrupt files when downloading from multiple host (by checking overlapping regions)
<li> connects to the network faster (using socket timeouts and increased parallelism)
<li> increased ultrapeer connectivity
<li> reduced bandwidth from requeries
<li> incomplete files are no longer deleted with certain expiry times
<li> new "about" menu lists contributors, including contributors from the open source project
<li> sends "Remote-IP" header when handshaking
<li> turns of uploads when in "shutdown after transfers" state
<li> vendor column in connection tab
<li> fixed issue on the Mac where using custom fonts could make the options window unusable
</ul>

Again, the performance improvements are really vital, and it will improve network performance significantly overall as more people migrate to 2.4.0.

We hope everyone likes it, and thank you all for your helpful feedback and comments. The performance bug that we fixed in 2.4.0 was identified by users on this forum as well as by one of our open source contributors -- we would not have noticed it without your help.