Here's the forum topic about the torrent:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145386.0

You can download bootstrap.dat via http here:

http://eu2.bitcoincharts.com/blockchain/

"Version 0.7.1 (when released) will automatically validate and import a file in the bitcoin data directory named "bootstrap.dat". Version 0.7 or later will also import this file by passing the command line argument "-loadblock=/path/to/bootstrap.dat" to bitcoin-qt or bitcoind."