Okay, Peanutdog, I try to help you:
I donīt know why your searches fail, but you can try this: Before you begin with a search, press the "Reset Connections"-Button. Then wait untill you have 3-5 Connections under "okay". After this begin the search. Be not so specialized with your search... e.g. try "Jones" instead of "Tom Jones itīs not unusual...". This should help you...
When you begin to download, the speed often goes down to "stopped". Then "cancel" the download und immediatly "resume" it. It could be, that know the "server busy" message appears. Someone else took your place to download something. No Problem, just wait, because Newtella will try to reconnect several times...
Okay, I hope I helped you a little bit. And donīt forget to change the "hostcache"...
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