First, there's so much I LOVE about Gnotella. The D/L recovery system actually works and the program is MUCH more stable on the WIN9x platform than my previous Servent (LimeWire). Here are my ideas (in order of priority) on how to make a good thing better:

1. Add a user adjustable TTL (Time To Live) to search inquiries.

2. Change the "Maximium Upload Speed" to reflect the total allocated and not individual user bandwidth.

3. Key upload bandwidth allocation to realtime usage and not averages. Currently, downloads will stall and sometimes die while waiting for averages to fall if the "Maximium Upload Speed" is reduced during their progress.

4. Upgrade the search AI to respond better to complex inquiries (ie: more than 2 key words).

5. Add more search slots (currently limited to 3).

6. Allow server-specific directory search requests by clicking or entering the user's IP address. (Something like Napster's "Hotlist" feature).

7. Freeloader filters. (Yes, I know everyone is asking for this!).