I have been using LimeWire or it's anscestors for years, and never had much of a complaint about the in****** of file sharing -- that is, until lately. More and more, it seems that people who are all too ready to download whatever they please from my Limewire Shared Folder have their own folder OFF or Set to Zero. Needless to say, these seem to be the same people who don't have their CHAT enabled either. Doan-chah-know...

So, today I figured that I ought to be able to "Block" a host who downloads dozens of files from me but is otherwise unavailable for sharing, chatting, etc. The problem is that I have never blocked a host (who is downloading files FROM me) before and I don't know how to do that.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

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PM here. Thanks.

--KK

You can block hosts. Right click on the host, and click block host.

Okay, let me get this straight:

When I "Monitor" who is downloading from my LimeWire Shared Folder, and I right click that downloading Host, the only options I see are: Kill Upload, Browse Host, or Chat. The people who do not share and do not chat have those options grayed out.

So... how do I block them?

Thanks.

Just because someone doesn't have chat enabled, does not mean they're not sharing. Likewise because you can't browse a host it does not mean they're not sharing. Browse host & chat are unreliable, always have been. You may be able to browse someone then 5 mins later you'll not be able to browse that same host. It's virtually impossible to tell if a host is sharing or not.

Chat itself is just so hit-and-miss that many people don't bother with having it enabled. It does not mean that someone isn't sharing if their chat's off.
Even in the event of someone really being a freeloader & you blocking their IP, the next day their dynamic IP address could change & you end up blocking some perfectly innocent sharer who happens to have adopted the IP

Or else use Emule or Mirc to download stuff... I'm tired of phony limewire songs that are viruses

I know, nobody shares anymore lol

I wonder why

Well because everyone is getting used to the leeching code... And noone feels like sharing because hackers can enter there computer while downloading.

You've got to be kidding right....
Karen Kraft do something with your freakin sig, I dont come on here to see that crap....

LOL.

Sorry.

It was a SigLine from a different forum. I will change my options to delete the offensive portions...

... unless you find my "Fertility Friend" objectionable.

Seriously: Thanks for the heads-up.

Karen.

There are hackers and then there are hackers, the way I see it. The crappy ones can't take advantage of the fact that you are uploading OR downloading anything. The good ones don't need to have you doing either -- just have an available port.

I think it's just good old-fashioned B.S. control games: I will take from you and get a kick out of not giving anything in return. Sound familiar (don't get me started on that!)...