Thanks LOTR; you rock. So I appologize for the following yeah-buts:
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Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings  Gnutella programs such as LW cannot search the entire gnutella network at once. And although some people with the file may be within your search horizon, they may be dial up users & possibly be skipped over. |
Then why does the startup's automatic search so consistently find people that manual searching misses or skips over? It's as if it's using a better searcher; if so I wish I could access that startup searcher for manual searches.
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Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings use the Advanced search option. Right-click the search results tab, choose advanced -> Get More Results. |
When I mentioned "I search and search" that's what I was referring to (well, actually, in my ver of LW "Get More Results" comes under "Search More", not under "Advanced"). Even if I wait patiently through multiple attempts of "Get More Results" or "Repeat Search"--I've tried it both ways--I still get zero hits despite the fact that I'm dl-ing the file from somebody.
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Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings Keep in mind people come & go offline on the network all the time. |
I thought of that, but this happens with such regularity that it seems improbable that so many people are jumping offline the instant my LW's startup search finds them and resumes an old download. Improbable but not impossible, I guess...
Of course I get that the point is semi-moot; I'm grateful to be dl-ing the file in the first place. It's just that it's so infuriatingly nonsensical that LW seemingly can't find something that's right in front if its face. Anyway I'll experiment w/ your other suggestions and look forward to any further insight on this from you or others. Thanks again!