Well it's nice to see that I am not the only mac user with this problem, which I believe started once I upgraded to the newest version. The problem has, unfortunately, become worse, and I am now very rarely able to download anything. I currently have a 2% success rate. I have read the posting here and have become overwhelmed with the different opinions and justifications for the apparent degadation of the new version of LW.

I have only one question concerning this isue: How do I fix it?

Whether I should try to find an old version, re-install the new version or simply wait for LM 3 is a mystery to me.

If anyone has been able to overcome this, I would love to hear about your success.