Thanks for the link. It was a good post andI will try the suggested settings.

quick follow up questions....what is the option "download/sharing settings>download>max download connections per file"? If set to "1" for example, will that download a selected file from only1 host even if it is available from say 20?

Also...does "ban host ip range" prevent a connection to that ip range or is it just a visual filter that hides search results from the ip range? Where is the banned host file stored? I would like to edit it directly and copy it to my other PC.

I have a short "wish list" Where should I post that?

Thanks
Dave