Would it be too difficult to add a checkbox in the options that enable/disables browse host functionality? My intuition says no, since the feature is already there, and turning it off has to be easier than adding it.

Many people who share dislike having others download everything they share at once, and this option would encourage them to use FrostWire. A heated debate about adding this feature to LimeWire is occurring here.

Well, a lukewarm debate at the very least...