Yes, I do alot of downloading weekly. To the extent of over 100 files weekly. I have two questions to ask both are very important to me. I hope someone can answer them to make my life a bit easier. One, I bought a subscription to IShare it (aka Imp3it) .This program said I was paying to be legal to download files. Does any one know if LimeWirePro is too?. I was concerned that RIAA was going to track me because of the volume of new stuff I get weekly. So I figured it was only fair to pay them something for the hundrdeds of files I have already acquired. One of the reasons I changed platforms was because of being firewalled by a router as well as Computer Associates EZ Firewall (which I am told is an old version of Zone Alarm).I am trying to learn all about these complex things. The reason why I went from IShare it to Imp3it, was because I couldn't get the 1st to launch ever. At first I had some success with Imp3it,but then I had to play with the advance settings and half of the time it wouldnt connect. So I viewed the email I was sent when I joined and I found the Limewire Pro .EXE .I decided it was the last thing I could do.
I am having mixed results. Some of the problems I have encountered are ...with IMp3it, it ranks the files from 1-4. Anything
higher than a 2 means the file isnt bogus. I don't see that at all on Limewire.How can I tell which files are authenic and which are fake? .I am aware of the file size/ quality of file ratio which must be proportionate (otherwise I know its a fake). My second question is a bunch of these sources since I am unclear to which of them remaining are real don't start for many reasons or go into the to be downloaded section but never start. I have close to 1000 of these in the first week I'm on LimeWire. My question is this. Is there anyway for the system to automatically search for all files that remain, so I don't have to click for hours to get them to research for the ones not complete?. I do not want to go crazy clicking find sources individually. If you can address any or all of my concerns. I would be greatful. Lastly , I would like to check all of the settings to both my Linksys Router, as well as my EZ Firewall so all of my programs work well. Please speak in laymans terms so I can figure out where things can run alot smoother. Also I need to figure this out for Imp3it, as well as Winmx(for both sets of questions). Please let me know asap so I can get away from my painful experience with all 3 services and begin to finally enjoy them! . Any opinions as to which of the services I use would also help me evaluate which to continue with.

Thanks.

Wow I got caught out. I posted a reply in Tips & Tricks & it wouldn't let me post. hmm so this is why! Naughty naughty!!! It helps if you follow the forum rules - they're posted at the top of every section! http://www.gnutellaforums.com/announ...?s=&forumid=29

I'll answer one of your questions. When you choose to dwnld a file, LW needs to accumulate enough resources for that file to begin dwnlding. For that reason it's best to choose a file that has multiple sources. But keep in mind that everybody has some form of limited upld bandwidth. Also, within LW they may filter out certain users by speed, connection type or no. of files they're sharing (be that 5, 50, or 500, etc.) & if a user's upld bandwidth is already taken up with other people dwnlding from them, then you'll get a busy or put in waiting list. Also connections vary from dial-up to T1 which are generally company owned. There are so many reasons why a person might not find it easy to connect to a particular source(s). Local net traffic near you or them can affect this also. People are also constantly going offline. So when you do a search, some time later those results may not be relevant any more for that reason (gone stale.) If your LW is well configured, more often than not, some time after you open LW & it settles down, some incomplete files will start to dwnld. Some days you need to 'baby-sit' LW by doing searches to find enough sources & resources for files to start dwnlding. See this link for some hints on effective search techniques.
You can press the Resume button for some files to start dwnlding. However, they will search every 5 mins or so & if they can't find sources will eventually give up. When you open LW all files will take it in turn to find any immediate sources. Separate searching can help this process.

The reason LW doesn't auto search frequently is b/c the gnutella network would simply over-flood itself & as a result would slow down to a crawl even for high bandwidth users. So the designers of LW have tried to be gnutella environment healthy & concientious by limiting auto searches (such as when you open LW & when you use the resume function) to a limited no. & no. of times.
I don't know if this will apply in your case but re: corrupted files, have a look at this (click on link.) As a piece of advice, add the words .exe, .jpg, & .wmv to your keyword filters (LW menu Tools-Options-Filters & Keyword.) You can add/delete these any time, but it will help to stop spam clogging up your search energy & results.

Thanks Lord of The Rings. I will go thru those links and see what I can discover. I will update you on how I understand what I've read.Who is this Peerless character on here?. Talk about rude someone sure has too much time on his hands. My questions do pertain to all those areas in which I placed it. Why is this guy such an ******* to the new guy? .I am trying to learn stuff as to the reason why I am on here. If you're a turkey, as my mom would say don't respond. don't be a jerk.

yur the turkey..and you're way overdone....YOU are the dillhole who purposefully posted in 5 (count 'em, 5!) different places..and you have the gall to try and defend yurself...sheesh, ya got brass balls the size of a damn elephant you do!...talk about having too much time on one's hands, you seem to have had mucho time to waste posting a word for word replica in 5 different places...you obviously are bored and trolling around...do you like apples???

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how's them apples?

Umm actually he is a forum moderator. And they get a bit touchy when you don't follow the forum rules (all forums have rules.) Wording him off won't please the moderator very much. Your thread will be answered if it follows the guidelines (eg: one thread per problem only.) If u don't follow the guidelines, chances are it won't be answered. You got lucky. Also, most questions asked on this forum have been answered at some time. So it's expected you search for answers to your problem 'before' you post a new thread.
Actually I have 1st cousins in Syracuse. I'm not from US by the way. Hope the suggestions help.

Lord a few things. One I did read those links and it didnt tell me anything I already knew. You haven't addressed my concern specifically. I am looking for the technical side explained in laymens terms. I am in no way a beginner with these programs. I am far from advanced eithier. I kinda teach myself as I go. I was hoping to get specific information to help me with my problems. Anyone else know??? . Also I hadnt read the rules previous to the posting. In this world where everything is so complex I dont have time for details unless they help me achieve results. There are way too many rules in our society which prevent us from achieving the results we desire. As for you having relatives near me thats cool. I won't go into that on here tho as its not allowed, if you like email me!

As for legality, do a search on the forum for legal & illegal. There is no ranking of whether a file is corrupt or not. However, some sources offer a high % of corrupt files. Filter them out. Another alternative to baby-sitting your computer is to resume them. However I would only do this as a last resort. It has a draining fx on the connection to the gnutella network. It's also not healthy for the netwk b/c it increased traffic multiple times by sending out continual searches. ALso, the 1st post of the following thread 'might' help: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...5&pagenumber=1