You shouldn't need to keep deleting the LW prefs. Don't forget your settings for LW under the Limewire name at top left of menu bar. Or use the command (apple key) & comma. Then select your options.

As far as chat goes, well you need to remember that many people leave their LW running overnight or whilst they're at work, school or play, or in the background whilst they're doing other things. So chat doesn't often work as well as you might hope. Having chat enabled does howeve help with browsing from some reason.

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