And File_Girl71 responds with this ... * NOTE: to connect with any LW program, you will need to either run File_Girl71's LimeWireOSX-FiX. Unzip it, run the program (LW must be closed when you run this program.) Need to enter your admin password to begin the process. This will allow you to connect whether using LW 5 or LW 4 OR see Birdy's http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html. (Many thank yous to File_Girl71 for her program fix to help the LW community!)

This will probably also work for ACQ lite but no guarantees since FG71's fix is specifically designed for LW.

It will not work on Acq or Acqlite yet.....But i could make one that will work on Acq or Acqlite most likely!
I know the reason Acq and now Acqlite does not connect, i'ts because it use LimeWire's WebCache...And LimeWire's WebCache is now shutdown...My LimeWire Fix tell LimeWire where to find the Ultrapeers to connect too! FrostWire did work independent of LimeWire and use there own WebCache and still working when LimeWire was shutdown! Acq and Acqlite devs must now consider use of FrostWires WebCache instead of LimeWires, but i consider to make connection fix for Acq and Acqlite users!

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It is confirmed that LW is done, do to court proceedings...
However, I would like to thank 'File_Girl71' , 'Lord of the Rings' , & 'Stefan Kopac' for all their help & useful information (and more importantly, the accuracy of the info they posted)!!! Good stuff people!
Using the advice/recommendation of another member (I apologize for forgetting who it was), I downloaded Frostwire and it's working great! Not as awesome as Acquisition was, but I'll deal!
Thanks again everyone and have a great weekend!

Thanks for the answer I've been looking for! Frostwire it is, gotta roll with the punches.

So everyone . . . now that we all know & have confirmed the cessation of Acquisition/Limewire, I'm sure you are asking yourself, "What program do I use now!?"...
I have started using Frostwire as a result of suggestions from others.
So far I have not encountered any problems or glitches, buuuuuuut . . . I must say, if like me, you have been spoiled for years using Acquisition & are used to successfully finding almost every music search you attempt (whether they be a rare artist/song/album), you are going to be somewhat disappointed with the results Frostwire produces
I'm assuming there aren't as many members/sharers on FW compared to LW/Acq?
If anyone has more suggestions on a replacement program for Limewire, please let me know! Frostwire will have to suffice for now, but hopefully I can find another program which is equally successful at finding rare searches like Acquisition WAS

For rarer files, I use Phex for gnutella network.
Whilst LW is no longer being developed, versions up to 5.5.10 work fine.
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I do not know mutch about Acq/Acqlite P2P software...I assume they cannot connect to the Gnutella Network and there for do not give enny search result!!! I do not have Mac my self but i think it is possible to make a fix for Acq or Acqlite! So here we go where is the preferences folder to Acq on Mac? If Acq have that folder i need the full path and name of the folder before i can do somthing about it...Acq is build on the source code off LimeWire so i guess mutch will be the same for Acq as for LimeWire the way i see it!

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It does have filters yes. Keyword filter is of course very important. I was purely using the program from scratch. There's also an ip blocklist option. The bult in spam filter is next to useless. Probably another learning filter based on LW's. But I have not explored the option yet.

BTW the person who designed the spam filter for LW joined Frostwire in it's early days but then took a several year break. Not sure where he is now. Torrents in LW variants was also his concept. He had his own version of LW that had a lot of new ideas in it. But that was 5-6 years ago. Well before LW ever added them. That was back in the days where a lot of LW's ideas came from users like him, experimenting with their own concepts & adding code to the official code & fixing bugs, etc.