I've always used Gnotella, but there was a time I used Bearshare as well. I've downloaded every version of both programs since I moved to Gnutella clients. Gnotella has always been better. Bearshare takes an eternity to connect to 4-6 hosts, and its search mode is too simple and general. There was a time Bearshare was more stable, but the latest versions of Gnotella have improved a lot, and its stability problem has been fixed.

Ivan
"In the dark we make a brighter light"