it seems whenever i download today i'm getting WAITING or AWAITING SOURCES. is there anything i can do to help speed up the process. nothing seems to be dowloading. i'm on an iMac OS 9.1.

No unfortunetly there is no way to fix this . The only thing that helps is downloading only stuff that many users have.

There are actually several things that help.
First try the instructions below (I can not find the original post, but I saved the text...)
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"1. Go to tools/options/searching/Quality (show all four star results)

This will effectively filter out all of the people who are behind firewalls or have other connection issues, this will greatly reduce your frustration in downloading.

I should note however, that this could significantly reduce the amount of content you see, as most of the content being shared on the network is being shared from hosts which are poorly configured for sharing and you would probably have problems downloading from them anyway.


2. Go to tools/options/searching/speed (show all speeds)

I make this suggestion because if you are already filtering by Quality, filtering by speed will further reduce your results. If there 20 people on modem connections that have the content you want why not download from them.

3. Go to tools/options/filters/hosts under the disallow all messages from specific hosts add the following IPs: 192.168.*.* AND 10.*.*.*

I make this suggestion to filter out all the host who have incorrectly forwarded their private IP address on the network. These IP addresses are NOT routable and you will NOT be able to connect and download content from these hosts so ignore results from these guys. if

4. Go to tools/options/filters/keywords Filter out search results containing !!!

Most likely viruses or porn files emulating your search queries."
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Other options to "Provide Sources"

1. Search again....This acts like a refresh of all current connections

2. Do a more specific search...ie: file type, more detailed description

3. Disconnect for a moment, then reconnect and search again...this usually gives you a completly new group of connections and search results.

Hope this helps...it works for me.

Dave

Well, it certainly doesn't work for me. That's why I changed to Kazaa Lite using Virtual PC.

WHAT A SCARY THOUGHT...

Dave

Why? Don't be afraid of the dark side my son.
No, just kidding, but you gotta admit it, Kazaa Lite has at least 3 million users online at every time, and you can get what you want when you want it, Never awaiting sources, at least not for more than 5 minutes.

so kazaa lite with virtual pc? someone tell this rookie on an imac os 9.1, is this something i should/can consider? pros? cons? if so, what's the next step?

Peh! Bah! Virtual PC??!! *vomits in revulsion*

I would not touch something made by the evil empire.

It sucks, unstable in some stuff. i don't recommend it, but obviously, i'm biassed.

If I wanted to run kazaa I would buy a cheap Pc...
Your MAC will hate you and start messin with your mind...HA-HA
Dave

No disrespect intended but VPC and kazaa = major headaches. However, if it works for you, 'Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead'.