KK--I just checked and it looks like the option to block a host has been removed from current versions: it used to be quite useful.

I'm not sure of the reasons "block host" was removed, but it may have to do with the newer code. "Browse host" and "chat" involve old code, and I'm guessing they haven't been updated.

Since many (most) hosts use the newer code that works around routers and firewalls, it is not common to get a direct connection to a host. So, uploads that look like they are sharing nothing may just not be able to handle chats/browse hosts.

Still, if you really want to block an IP, copy it and manually add it to the filters in your options.

However, as Birdy says, browse/chat are unreliable, even for servents that can accept incoming connections.

(sorry Birdy--I was slow on the posting )

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Ah, yes. That explains why people keep telling me to click on a button that isn't there.

Thanks for the information. I will manually block the habitual offenders!

KK

Is there a way to keep someone from snooping around outside my shared folder?

How do you know that they are downloading files that are not from ONE OF your listed "shared" file folders? Check to be sure that you don't have more folders listed than the ones containing files you wish to share.

I just joined Limewire, shared (and still sharing) my files freely, especially as I have a fair amount of torrents for people who want whole albums etc. Don't know if I've offended some-one, but I now can't get remaining files I am searching for (tried 'resume' several times and at all times of day, just in case diff time zone) - I know there is at least one source because I have percentages of the files mostly. Is there any way I can tell if some-one has chosen to block me? If so, is there any way I can grovel and ask them to allow me back in? Don't know if it's offensive, but I did try to download a lot of files at once from one host - if I did offend it was out of ignorance.

Btw, already spotting some s**t files and marking as junk, but some do successfully masquerade as good files still.

Any help/advice appreciated.

The advice I can give you is to not download more than one file from each host at a time. Especially if it's video, but also audio. And especially if they are rare files.

1. You get the file faster Downloading two will give you half the speed in most cases.

2. Host may go offline and you have several bits of files.

3. He may kill your upload for being greedy.

I have mine set on two, so if anyone tries for 3 files he is banned

Ummmm.... not to be rude, but isn't that what a "Shared" folder is for? Yeah, you can set it up so nobody can see anything in your Shared Folder, but then you would be downloading other people's files and not sharing any of your own. Why not simply transfer the files that you Do Not want to share out of your Shared Folder and into some other folder that you do not share online?

KK

Thanks for the advice Stief and Sleepless - tried searching again for the one file I really really wanted, and its now disappeared completely! The only other one which is a shorter version that's available is also corrupted unfortunately - guess I'll have to go out and spend some money and buy the CD.

Which leads me to another (probably dim) question - if I buy this CD, how can I store the contents on my computer in my shared files as mp3's? I use Nero to burn, but don't think this software can help me in this respect...?

Anyway, thanks for helping a junior member out. I've learnt my lesson about downloading too many at once from one host and will be more polite in future!

Nero has the ability to extract as WAV files. I don't have a new version of Nero so I don't know it's full abilities. But there's plenty of free audio programs out there which will convert wav to mp3, etc. or extract from cd to mp3. I'd recommend extracting as wav first! Then converting that into mp3 or aac or ogg vorbis, or a compressed lossless format.

Deepend, the earlier versions of LW were better at restarting incomplete downloads than the newer versions. What I'd suggest is, if you find someone who has lots of files you're interested in, make a note of their ip address. Then at some later time you can attempt to direct connect to them. This is not always successful but can work. Of course it depends on whether they are online, & whether both you & them have free upload & downld slots & bandwidth, & both you & them are configured properly firewall-wise. Another way is searching the file topic again, browsing those with similar files. Of course, if you have search results handy, you can cancel the downld & re-select to downld from the search results. This sometimes restarts the downld.

As far as requeries go, LW tries to keep traffic to a minimum. Requeries (click on link). I believe that's one reason LW has reduced the ability of files to search for sources immediately after opening LW.