1. Not if LW has been quit/closed.
2. LW Beta 4.1.8 has pause on dwnlds & the 4.1.7-8 has pause on both uplds & dwnlds.
3. Depends upon your settings. Tols-Options & Dwnlds.
4. Highly unlikely if ever, b/c p2p apps that flood the network with requeries will inevitably slow down the Gn network And whatever business/school network it passes thru!!!
5. Has been suggested & thought about, but as far as I know it won't happen in the short-term. I also thought this was going to happen sooner but there's tech issues to overcome 1st.
6. Do a manual search for the sources for the item. See:
earch & dwnld techniques (some hints)
LW went to sleep. Apparently in the present beta LW has a sleep ability And if running as an Ultrapeer.