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Old May 30th, 2006
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Default Tired Of One-Way File-Sharing

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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You can block hosts. Right click on the host, and click block host.
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Or else use Emule or Mirc to download stuff... I'm tired of phony limewire songs that are viruses
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I know, nobody shares anymore lol

I wonder why
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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.
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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
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KK--I just checked and it looks like the option to block a host has been removed from current versions: it used to be quite useful.

I'm not sure of the reasons "block host" was removed, but it may have to do with the newer code. "Browse host" and "chat" involve old code, and I'm guessing they haven't been updated.

Since many (most) hosts use the newer code that works around routers and firewalls, it is not common to get a direct connection to a host. So, uploads that look like they are sharing nothing may just not be able to handle chats/browse hosts.

Still, if you really want to block an IP, copy it and manually add it to the filters in your options.

However, as Birdy says, browse/chat are unreliable, even for servents that can accept incoming connections.

(sorry Birdy--I was slow on the posting )
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KK--I just checked and it looks like the option to block a host has been removed from current versions: it used to be quite useful.

I'm not sure of the reasons "block host" was removed, but it may have to do with the newer code. "Browse host" and "chat" involve old code, and I'm guessing they haven't been updated.

Since many (most) hosts use the newer code that works around routers and firewalls, it is not common to get a direct connection to a host. So, uploads that look like they are sharing nothing may just not be able to handle chats/browse hosts.

Still, if you really want to block an IP, copy it and manually add it to the filters in your options.

However, as Birdy says, browse/chat are unreliable, even for servents that can accept incoming connections.

(sorry Birdy--I was slow on the posting )
Ah, yes. That explains why people keep telling me to click on a button that isn't there.

Thanks for the information. I will manually block the habitual offenders!

KK

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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.
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