Is it as hot in Sydney as it is in Perth? We're going for 40 today

Because browse host's so unreliable, there's really no way to tell if someone's sharing at all. Even the number of files shown when you can browse someone isn't always accurate...browse them 5 mins later & there may be fewer or more files showing.

Just watch out if you're going to share a huge number of files...it can cause probs & slow things down a lot. As a rough guide, I think 2000 files is about the maximum that most people can share without seeing a drop in performance. Of course, this depends on your setup.