Hello,
I just released Electrum 0.43.
You can get it from
http://ecdsa.org/electrumChangelog:
* this version fixes the wallet recovery issues encountered with 0.42
* support for the stratum protocol (over tcp and http).
* The default interface is now stratum/tcp; it is faster than the native interface.
This client still supports the native protocol, because the stratum interface is still in beta stage and might be modified.
I just released BitSafe-Electrum with 0.43, so you can always have with you the Bitcoin client you love and use
Edit: and a small update to 0.43a. Please use this version.