yeah, i read something like that on the gdf. i guess they have their reasons. it just seems in this case it would be very convenient.

i'm also thinking: now that lw only returns a max of 150 search results, if searching for popular content, i would rather have 150 binary-identical results than 150 that have the same words in the name.

well...

Blackbird: regarding the hash... i don't want to talk BS, but it is kind of a verification string for shared files to ensure file integrity and identify files. essential for swarmed downloads.