What does it mean when I get this message -- "Error trying to get file list"? Does that mean someone has to give me permission? Or do I need to change my settings?

It means Soulseek is a piece of shit.

Thanks for your ...uh...advice, Andy.

sort of...

It means either you are not on their permitted list, or one of you is behind a firewall and don't have access or something like that, not sure which is correct.

Usually the latter.

timmy fix your avatar.

i get this a lot on soulseek. there was some page that told you how to fix it but i got lost halfway thru the instructions and couldn't figure it out.

Hmmm...thanks, guys.

If you want to try your hand at fixing it, in Soulseek click on Options: General Options, and then click on the Test Firewall And Router Settings. It should open a browser and tell you what's wrong and there's a link to a site there that tells you, however vaguely, how to fix it.

Try browsing their folders again sometimes that works. Or it means one of you isnt configured properly. To check if its you aural, go to

Options > General Options > Test Firewall and Router Settings

sometimes slsk is just a little bitch and it doesnt work anyway though