That's not bad if that's the case - at least that sets one of my concerns to rest. Still, I'm guessing there must be some option to download from other peers because I've had several SwapNut users download from me.

To tell you the truth I tried it for a bit then uninstalled. It didn't seem to work any better or worse than LimeWire, and I didn't like that it asked for my name and email without any sort of privacy statement.

What has caused me to protest so loudly is the email issue (which is an entirely different matter). I don't like spam or spammers one bit, and it makes me very suspect of their motives. Even if it gets user consent, many were not catching this, and several people are reporting it sending repeated messages - not just one to each address. Also at least one user said it sent the emails even though they didn't select the option.

I didn't select the option myself, but I use Eudora so who knows - maybe that's what saved me. I suspect maybe their marketing gimmick had a few bugs, but even so it's a *really* bad idea in the first place. Remember awhile back Microsoft got slammed for doing this very thing with one of their outlook upgrades (and that didn't send multiple emails). Companies should know better if they want the trust of their users. Especially considering there's so many good peers to choose from free of the marketing hype.