Dagam3
Although this thread has reached its conclusion I would just like to add a little bit to it.
Both Ultracross and you are right about resuming downloads but there is one little point you have seen but have not understood its significance.
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Q: What happens to my active downloads if I exit LimeWire?
A: If you exit the LimeWire program, any downloads that were in progress will terminate at this time. These downloads will resume the next time you start the program, but only if the host of that download is connected to the Gnutella network. |
Which means that if that PC or server you are downloading from is switched off LW will not be able to resume downloading from the point you switched off your machine. LW will go looking for another download source and, if it finds it, try to match it to what you already have. But if it cannot match what you have exactly it will go back to a point where the match will fit, that could be anywhere from your PC switch off point to 1%. And if it cannot make a match at all it will start the download all over again.
So Ultracross is correct when he says that you run the risk when you switch off your PC.
Also remember that the P2P network consists of thousands of individually owned PCs (and some user owned servers) which can be switched off or on at any time by their owners.
UK Bob