I also noticed this with my HTTP-Check script (checks an URL and tells me the title, or whether it redirects to a potentially dangerous site).
6.35 was pretty quick, 7.1 takes considerably longer. I also noticed this with /dns queries, so I think it might be related to that (remember that IPv6 is now available from within mIRC).
UPnP is disabled, all ports in the configuration are unchecked, and I don't have a firewall that could affect this.
Could you tell us the result when you execute the following code, both in 6.35 and in 7.1
alias test_socket {
set -e %socket_time $ticks
sockopen test_socket www.google.com 80
}
on *:sockopen:test_socket:{
echo -a Time: $calc(($ticks - %socket_time) / 1000) seconds
unset %socket_time
if ($sockerr > 0) {
echo -a Connection failed: $sockerr / $sock($sockname).wsmsg
return
}
echo -a Connection successful
sockclose $sockname
}
Usage /test_socket