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With this release we're renaming this series of releases from "Interim Releases" to "Beta Releases".  Back when we first started PeerBlock it made sense to call them that, but now that we're a more mature project it makes more sense to call them by names that people are probably more familiar with.  So these will be Betas, and the "Public Releases" (like 1.0) will be called "Stable Releases".

Just keep in mind that while these Beta Releases contain newer fixes and features than our Stable Releases, they are by definition not necessarily as stable.  While we have tested them out internally, until they've been included in Beta Releases for awhile we won't really consider them to have received enough "airtime" to be considered ready for inclusion in a new Stable Release.  They will also be released much more frequently than Stable Releases, generally once evern few weeks (instead of once every few months) - if the frequency of update notices annoys you, install a Stable Release instead!

What's New

Here's what's new since the most recent Beta Release, r187:

  • Display Yellow Icon if HTTP is Allowed - While HTTP Blocking is disabled, the PeerBlock tray icon will turn yellow to warn you that your system isn't as safe as it could be.
  • Save Window Positions - If you move around windows after opening them, their positions should now be saved.
  • Save Column Positions - We now save the placement of the columns in e.g. our Blocked/Allowed Connections list on the main UI window.
  • Default to "Delete History every 2 Days" on Fresh Install - On new installations, we now default to deleting your history every two days. This should strike a nice balance between not wasting disk space and keeping around enough information that we can troubleshoot your problems if/when they arise.
  • Sort History Window with Most Recent First - The "View History" window should now show the most recent entries at the top of the list.
  • Installer Tweaks - The installer should now have a PeerBlock icon.  Also, the license shortcut has been removed from Start Menu.
  • Fix for "StartService, 2, file not found" Error - Some XP users have experienced problems getting PeerBlock to start, in which PeerBlock would complain that it can't load the packet filtering driver, with the aforementioned error information.  This should be resolved now.  If not, please let us know!
  • Fix for History Search by Protocol - Previously, PeerBlock would crash if you searched the History for e.g. TCP protocol packets.
  • Updated Exception Handling - If PeerBlock crashes, it should be more likely to take a dump. Previously, there were some classes of crash that it wouldn't catch.
  • Cleanly Terminates upon Windows Shutdown - Previously, we still weren't shutting down cleanly if we were running when the user logged off or shutdown/restarted Windows.  This was possibly implicated in one or two rare problems reported.

Get it Here

PeerBlock 1.0+ (r202) Installer - This is the recommended download for most users.

 

PeerBlock "Portable" Packages:

Thanks!

Once again, thanks for helping test out the latest and greatest version of PeerBlock.  As always, if you encounter any problems or have any suggestions, please let us know - be it in our forums, our issue tracker, or even via email.

Enjoy!

        ---  Mark  ---

 


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