stupid question maybe..lol
 

While I am in a "questioning" mood....can I ask why is it that when you do a search, and you find the particular item you are looking for, it can then sit for days and days at a time with
"awaiting sources"..or "waiting for busy hosts".

Why is it in the search result window in the first place if there are no available sources for it???????

Pammy37

Awaiting sources shows that you have used the Resume button. Busy hosts mean that they have no upload slots available & are too busy. Your file needs to wait for a slot to become available. Why they can't connect when they show up in the search results, perhaps b/c you can't get a good enough connection ... this tends to happen more-so with dial up sources but not only. It's difficult to explain why. That's why it's best to download those that have a 3 or 4 star quality. That shows the potential of you connecting to them. Also best to choose those with multiple no. under the # column showing that there's many sources with that file. Resume can be very effective but the best technique is to manually search for theat topic again.

Some hints: A well set-up LW can start to automatically continue its dwnlding after it's settled down perhaps 2 out of 3 times you open LW. Optimising LW & Maximising Uplds & Dwnlds A (1st post only - but the firewall issue is not so much an issue nowadays) & also Part B which is even better & last & least are search & dwnld hints. The latter one I've been thinking about re-writing for some time. That's just for playing it safe. eg- I show all speeds & qualities.

eg: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...028#post116028

Thanks once again LOTR. I did a bit of nipping and tucking in LW options.
I guess it remains to be seen whether I have made it better (or worse....lol)

hey i just got LimeWire and i have to say it's great...

just on the subject of the Columns, what does it mean if it shows a White piece of paper with a Green tick in the "Quality" Column?

just curious coz i see alot of them

thanks :)

That means you already have the file in your library or shared folders.

Ciao

ah cool thanks guys :)

hey again

is there a way to delete search history so limewire doesn't automatically finish ur search sentences?

couldn't find it in the user guide

thanks :)

Uploads
 

You seem to know a lot about LW Pro well answer me this. When I see uploaders get a completed file it goes away. I want it to stay after it is complete so I can see how many uploads were made and this gives me a better chance to browse someone. Can this be done?

SableGS