when ever i download mp3's i get skips in them. every time it seems.. and sometimes if i redownload them.. from the same person i get skips in the same places. im having trouble discerning if this is a network error, or a file on the other persons computer problem.

It is my belief that the problem lies with the fact that the person you are downloading from has corrupt(skipping) files. I don't believe that the fault lies in the network/transmission.

graig, this quality problem was there long before gnotella existed. Some people don't spend the time to inspect their MP3 files before sharing them. So, problem files are not weeded out and just get propagated. Might as well been one of those CUCKOO mp3 files...

ok.. thats what i suspected since the skips were in the same place when i redownloaded them. thanks alot.

couldnt this be because its using http file transfer instead of ftp? http puts skips in it i think.

How? The protocol itself can't put skips in it.

ok.. i am using windows 2000.. mabey thats the problem

and i just now got the .73 version. im trying some downloads now i'll report back if it has skips or not.

ok it is still getting skips in the download. i wonder if its my win 2000.. i hope not hehe.

ok.. i tested another client gneucleus and all downloaded files work fine. so it has something to do with gnotella.