diff --git a/deluge/component.py b/deluge/component.py
index a2bbba9ae..6fe62920f 100644
--- a/deluge/component.py
+++ b/deluge/component.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ COMPONENT_STATE = [
 ]
 
 class Component(object):
-    def __init__(self, name, interval=1000, depend=None):
+    def __init__(self, name, interval=1, depend=None):
         # Register with the ComponentRegistry
         register(name, self, depend)
         self._interval = interval
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class Component(object):
     def _start(self):
         self._state = COMPONENT_STATE.index("Started")
         if self._update():
-            self._timer = LoopingCall(self._interval, self._update)
+            self._timer = LoopingCall(self._update)
+            self._timer.start(self._interval)
 
     def stop(self):
         pass
diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index 4cccd771a..07e474b2a 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import threading
 import pkg_resources
+import base64
 
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 from twisted.internet.task import LoopingCall
+import twisted.web.client
 
 try:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
@@ -215,51 +217,81 @@ class Core(component.Component):
         return False
 
     # Exported Methods
-    @export()
-    def ping(self):
-        """A method to see if the core is running"""
-        return True
-
-    @export()
-    def register_client(self, port):
-        """Registers a client with the signal manager so that signals are
-            sent to it."""
-        self.signalmanager.register_client(component.get("RPCServer").client_address, port)
-        if self.config["new_release_check"]:
-            self.check_new_release()
-
-    @export()
-    def deregister_client(self):
-        """De-registers a client with the signal manager."""
-        self.signalmanager.deregister_client(component.get("RPCServer").client_address)
-
     @export()
     def add_torrent_file(self, filename, filedump, options):
-        """Adds a torrent file to the libtorrent session
-            This requires the torrents filename and a dump of it's content
         """
-        reactor.callLater(0, self._add_torrent_file, filename, filedump, options)
+        Adds a torrent file to the session.
 
-    def _add_torrent_file(self, filename, filedump, options):
-        # Turn the filedump into a torrent_info
-        if not isinstance(filedump, str):
-            filedump = filedump.data
+        :param filename: str, the filename of the torrent
+        :param filedump: str, a base64 encoded string of the torrent file contents
+        :param options: dict, the options to apply to the torrent on add
 
-        if len(filedump) == 0:
-            log.warning("Torrent file is corrupt!")
-            return
+        :returns: the torrent_id as a str or None
+
+        """
+        try:
+            filedump = base64.decodestring(filedump)
+        except Exception, e:
+            log.error("There was an error decoding the filedump string!")
+            log.exception(e)
 
         try:
-            torrent_info = lt.torrent_info(lt.bdecode(filedump))
-        except RuntimeError, e:
-            log.warning("Unable to decode torrent file: %s", e)
-            return None
-
-        torrent_id = self.torrentmanager.add(filedump=filedump, options=options, filename=filename)
+            torrent_id = self.torrentmanager.add(filedump=filedump, options=options, filename=filename)
+        except Exception, e:
+            log.error("There was an error adding the torrent file %s", filename)
+            log.exception(e)
 
         # Run the plugin hooks for 'post_torrent_add'
         self.pluginmanager.run_post_torrent_add(torrent_id)
 
+    @export()
+    def add_torrent_url(self, url, options):
+        """
+        Adds a torrent from a url.  Deluge will attempt to fetch the torrent
+        from url prior to adding it to the session.
+
+        :param url: str, the url pointing to the torrent file
+        :param options: dict, the options to apply to the torrent on add
+
+        :returns: the torrent_id as a str or None
+
+        """
+        log.info("Attempting to add url %s", url)
+        def on_get_page(page):
+            # We got the data, so attempt adding it to the session
+            self.add_torrent_file(url.split("/")[-1], base64.encodestring(page), options)
+
+        def on_get_page_error(reason):
+            log.error("Error occured downloading torrent from %s", url)
+            log.error("Reason: %s", reason)
+            # XXX: Probably should raise an exception to the client here
+            return
+
+        twisted.web.client.getPage(url).addCallback(on_get_page).addErrback(on_get_page_error)
+
+    @export()
+    def add_torrent_magnets(self, uris, options):
+        for uri in uris:
+            log.debug("Attempting to add by magnet uri: %s", uri)
+            try:
+                option = options[uris.index(uri)]
+            except IndexError:
+                option = None
+
+            torrent_id = self.torrentmanager.add(magnet=uri, options=option)
+
+            # Run the plugin hooks for 'post_torrent_add'
+            self.pluginmanager.run_post_torrent_add(torrent_id)
+
+
+    @export()
+    def remove_torrent(self, torrent_ids, remove_data):
+        log.debug("Removing torrent %s from the core.", torrent_ids)
+        for torrent_id in torrent_ids:
+            if self.torrentmanager.remove(torrent_id, remove_data):
+                # Run the plugin hooks for 'post_torrent_remove'
+                self.pluginmanager.run_post_torrent_remove(torrent_id)
+
     @export()
     def get_stats(self):
         """
@@ -297,53 +329,6 @@ class Core(component.Component):
 
         return status
 
-    @export()
-    def add_torrent_url(self, url, options):
-        log.info("Attempting to add url %s", url)
-
-        threading.Thread(target=self.fetch_torrent_url_thread, args=(self.add_torrent_file, url, options)).start()
-
-    def fetch_torrent_url_thread(self, callback, url, options):
-        # Get the actual filename of the torrent from the url provided.
-        filename = url.split("/")[-1]
-
-        # Get the .torrent file from the url
-        torrent_file = deluge.common.fetch_url(url)
-        if torrent_file is None:
-            return False
-
-        # Dump the torrents file contents to a string
-        try:
-            filedump = open(torrent_file, "rb").read()
-        except IOError:
-            log.warning("Unable to open %s for reading.", torrent_file)
-            return False
-
-        # Add the torrent to session
-        return callback(filename, filedump, options)
-
-    @export()
-    def add_torrent_magnets(self, uris, options):
-        for uri in uris:
-            log.debug("Attempting to add by magnet uri: %s", uri)
-            try:
-                option = options[uris.index(uri)]
-            except IndexError:
-                option = None
-
-            torrent_id = self.torrentmanager.add(magnet=uri, options=option)
-
-            # Run the plugin hooks for 'post_torrent_add'
-            self.pluginmanager.run_post_torrent_add(torrent_id)
-
-    @export()
-    def remove_torrent(self, torrent_ids, remove_data):
-        log.debug("Removing torrent %s from the core.", torrent_ids)
-        for torrent_id in torrent_ids:
-            if self.torrentmanager.remove(torrent_id, remove_data):
-                # Run the plugin hooks for 'post_torrent_remove'
-                self.pluginmanager.run_post_torrent_remove(torrent_id)
-
     @export()
     def force_reannounce(self, torrent_ids):
         log.debug("Forcing reannouncment to: %s", torrent_ids)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
index aebe7f35d..f7084d3f3 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pygtk.require('2.0')
 import gtk, gtk.glade
 import gettext
 import gobject
+import base64
+import os
 
 import pkg_resources
 
@@ -671,7 +673,11 @@ class AddTorrentDialog(component.Component):
             row = self.torrent_liststore.iter_next(row)
 
         if torrent_filenames:
-            client.core.add_torrent_file(torrent_filenames, torrent_options)
+            for i, f in enumerate(torrent_filenames):
+                client.core.add_torrent_file(
+                    os.path.split(f)[-1],
+                    base64.encodestring(open(f).read()),
+                    torrent_options[i])
         if torrent_magnets:
             client.core.add_torrent_magnets(torrent_magnets, torrent_magnet_options)
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/createtorrentdialog.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/createtorrentdialog.py
index e078a3de0..a4de42caf 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/createtorrentdialog.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/createtorrentdialog.py
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ class CreateTorrentDialog:
             httpseeds=httpseeds)
         self.glade.get_widget("progress_dialog").hide_all()
         if add_to_session:
-            client.core.add_torrent_file([target])
+            client.core.add_torrent_file(
+                os.path.split(target)[-1],
+                base64.encodestring(open(target).read()),
+                None)
 
     def _on_create_torrent_progress(self, value, num_pieces):
         percent = float(value)/float(num_pieces)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py
index dabcbf16a..b51ae352d 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _t(text):
 #sidebar-treeview
 class FilterTreeView(component.Component):
     def __init__(self):
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "FilterTreeView", interval=2000)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "FilterTreeView", interval=2)
         self.window = component.get("MainWindow")
         glade = self.window.main_glade
         self.hpaned = glade.get_widget("hpaned")
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py
index 429370a6d..e91688af8 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import os.path
+import base64
 
 import deluge.component as component
 from deluge.ui.client import client
@@ -106,4 +107,5 @@ def process_args(args):
                 component.get("AddTorrentDialog").add_from_files([os.path.abspath(arg)])
                 component.get("AddTorrentDialog").show(config["focus_add_dialog"])
             else:
-                client.core.add_torrent_file([os.path.abspath(arg)])
+                path = os.path.abspath(arg)
+                client.core.add_torrent_file(os.path.split(path)[-1], base64.encodestring(open(path).read()), None)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py
index f4c42d0df..4b1b386a7 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ class QueuedTorrents(component.Component):
                     component.get("AddTorrentDialog").add_from_files([torrent_path])
                     component.get("AddTorrentDialog").show(self.config["focus_add_dialog"])
                 else:
-                    client.core.add_torrent_file([torrent_path])
+                    client.core.add_torrent_file(
+                        os.path.split(torrent_path)[-1],
+                        base64.encodestring(open(torrent_path).read()),
+                        None)
 
         self.liststore.foreach(add_torrent, None)
         del self.queue[:]
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/statusbar.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/statusbar.py
index 5bcf2dea0..c0d4e77f7 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/statusbar.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/statusbar.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class StatusBarItem:
 
 class StatusBar(component.Component):
     def __init__(self):
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "StatusBar", interval=3000)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "StatusBar", interval=3)
         self.window = component.get("MainWindow")
         self.statusbar = self.window.main_glade.get_widget("statusbar")
         self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/systemtray.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/systemtray.py
index 714734dd3..aeabca889 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/systemtray.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/systemtray.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import deluge.ui.gtkui.common as common
 
 class SystemTray(component.Component):
     def __init__(self):
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "SystemTray", interval=4000)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "SystemTray", interval=4)
         self.window = component.get("MainWindow")
         self.config = ConfigManager("gtkui.conf")
         # List of widgets that need to be hidden when not connected to a host
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ class SystemTray(component.Component):
 
     def on_menuitem_add_torrent_activate(self, menuitem):
         log.debug("on_menuitem_add_torrent_activate")
-        from addtorrentdialog import AddTorrentDialog
-        client.core.add_torrent_file(AddTorrentDialog().show())
+        component.get("AddTorrentDialog").show()
 
     def on_menuitem_pause_all_activate(self, menuitem):
         log.debug("on_menuitem_pause_all_activate")
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentdetails.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentdetails.py
index a4cac9f57..ee5e2ceb1 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentdetails.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentdetails.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Tab:
 
 class TorrentDetails(component.Component):
     def __init__(self):
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "TorrentDetails", interval=2000)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "TorrentDetails", interval=2)
         self.window = component.get("MainWindow")
         glade = self.window.main_glade
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentview.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentview.py
index 86e0ee841..4ff571f21 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentview.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/torrentview.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def queue_column_sort(model, iter1, iter2, data):
 class TorrentView(listview.ListView, component.Component):
     """TorrentView handles the listing of torrents."""
     def __init__(self):
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "TorrentView", interval=2000)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "TorrentView", interval=2)
         self.window = component.get("MainWindow")
         # Call the ListView constructor
         listview.ListView.__init__(self,