I'd find it really useful if when I select some search items to be downloaded, and there is already an 'identical' file in the download queue for gtk-gnutella to prompt me for what to do rather than just dumping the search result on the floor.

Ideally there'd be some configuration options to control the behaviour, with 3 modes. 1) Always keep current queue entry (the current behaviour), 2) Always use fresh search entry, dumping any current queue entry, 3) Prompt for which to keep/drop.

Given that the network operates more efficiently if you use fresher searches this would help a great deal I think.

Then there's this idea to have a maximum time in download queue setting, as well as the retries one. Currently I have to juggle the maximum retries depending on how many max downloads I set and how many downloads are currently in progress (i.e. how quickly entries cycle through the download queue).


-Ath, wondering if any of the gtk-gnutella devs read this forum.