Can anyone help? I am using Bearshare version 12.0 with Windows XP. When I perform searches, the search engine no longer brings back the "free tracks" as indicated by the green disc. It does this for every search, even for the popular artists who have have several free tracks in the past (and whom you would expect to have now). I have performed numerous searches with the same results. The search engine does list the premium tracks as well as the free artists videos. The same search engine problems are occurring in the IMesh program as well. I'm trying to figure out what is going on. I contacted Bearshare support, the did not provide much insight on nature of problem.

Unfortunately the this forum does not support the version of BearShare you are using because it does not use the Gnutella network. It instead connects to a semi-commercial iMesh network, the name I cannot remember. You would be best to ask your question on the other BearShare forums/support channels. Your BearShare version is really an iMesh client underneath with a different face to it.

This forum supports the last versions of BearShare before the program was sold. ie: BearShare 5 for example, which runs on the open and free Gnutella network. More about that here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...sabotaged.html