The <a href="http://www.limewire.com/index.jsp/download_beta">beta version of LimeWire 1.7</a> is now available for download. New features in this release include

<ul>
<li>Ability to chat with other LimeWire users who are downloading or uploading from you, or returning search results.
<li>Fixed major performance bug involving DNS lookup. This is especially important for Mac users.
<li>Option to filter low-quality search results
<li>Redesigned options window
<li>Quicker auto-connect
<li>Support for incoming Gnutella 0.6 connections with headers. This will allow for painless future protocol changes.
<li>More robust downloading in the presence of obscure HTTP error codes.
</ul>

Please let us know of any problems. Thanks for your help.

Sincerely,
LimeWire team

I tried running the 1.7 beta on Mac OS X and the only thing that happens is the icon shows in the Dock. I also get this console message.

Activating Lightweight Aqua Look and Feel
[LaunchRunner Error] com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(String[]) threw an exception:
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name MessagesBundle, locale en_US
at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceExcep tion(ResourceBundle.java:712)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(ResourceBun dle.java:683)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle. java:559)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.dc.<init>(dc.java:57)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.dc.<clinit>(dc.java:22)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.bo.<init>(bo.java:124)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.bo.<clinit>(bo.java:40)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.b(Initializ er.java)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:16)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.apple.buckyball.app.LaunchRunner.run(LaunchRun ner.java)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:496)

I'm running Mac OS X (10.0.4) and have installed the Java 3.1 Developer Preview 2 for Mac OS X which includes Java 2 SE 1.3.1. This was released on June 27 and is available as a free download if you register at http://developer.apple.com

I think I can downgrade to the 1.3 version of java with a little (maybe a lot) of effort as the 1.3 files are still installed on the system. Let me know if I should try that.

Upload stuff seems to be broken.
I've get quite often "couldn't connect".
With LimeWire1.6d there are constantly 4 uploads running, with 1.7beta uploads are very rarely (same settings)

.. sorry. Uploading is working.

The options menue is nice now :-) But how can i use the chat feature?

This is the following error message in console. Osx 10.0.4 320mg ram.
seems to be a localisation problem.....

retval is 0retval is 0About to send the mach message to loginwindow[JavaAppLauncher Error] com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(String[]) threw an exception:
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name MessagesBundle, locale en_US
at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceExcep tion(ResourceBundle.java:707)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(ResourceBun dle.java:679)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle. java:559)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.dc.<init>(dc.java:57)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.dc.<clinit>(dc.java:22)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.bo.<init>(bo.java:124)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.bo.<clinit>(bo.java:40)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.b(Initializ er.java)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:16)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.apple.buckyball.app.CarbonLibApp$MainRunner.ru n(CarbonLibApp.java)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:496)

Chat will be available as a right click menu option over search results that come from a LimeWire 1.7 or higher user. Plus others if we get this mechanism broadly adopted.

-greg

Or to be precise:

Please try the LimeWire 1.7 beta. The new version of LimeWire includes the ability to chat with other LimeWire 1.7 users who you are downloading from or who are uploading from you. You can also chat with other LimeWire 1.7 users who are supplying search results to you. In addition, the new version includes the ability to only show search results of the qualities and speeds that you specify.

-greg

I know the current Gnutella Protocol is version 0.4. Whats with the support for 0.6 as in where did 0.5 go? When will your Ping Pong Scheme be implemented into the Gnutella network and LimeWire? I'm waiting for the list of improvements planned for the gnutella network after the Gnutella Community Meeting.

Gnutella 0.5 was defined as extensions in the field as of Feb, 2001. That includes QHD and recommendations for basic flow control(message prioritation and dropping), etc.

Gnutella 0.6 currently only requires the new Connection HandShake. We will have an alpha version of Ping/Pong and Query Routing out next week.

-greg