Does eTomi have spyware?

No! eTomi does not include any third party software, so you don't have to worry.
Spyware is a generic term used to describe a variety of programs designed to monitor the behaviour of users and report it back to a central location. Companies can use them to earn money selling this information to other parties.

How do I Browse another users files?

This can be done from a search window, transfer window and in chat windows. If you are doing this in a search or transfer window, you will have to expand the files with the +. While in a chat, press the Browse User button.

Note: Not all browse attempts will work due to firewalls/routers, dead hosts, and users who have disabled the browse function.

What are the + signs next to files on the Search (and Transfer) screen for?

If you click the + sign you will get a list of all the users sharing that file, the name may not be an identical match, but all the files are the same.

Just formatted? or Can't Connect?

See This Page on how to get connected.

Does eTomi run on Linux/Unix/MacOS/other?

No, eTomi can only run on Win32 systems like Microsoft Windows 9x, Me, NT, 2000 or XP. However, it might run under Wine on a linux/UNIX platform with a x86 processor.

What Programming language is eTomi written in?

eTomi is written in C++ using Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) and compiled using Visual Studio 7.

How can I run eTomi on a restricted account

There is a hack which makes eTomi save all its data in the user profile directory:

Make sure eTomi is not running when you are doing this!

Open Regedit and create a string value under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ eTomi \ eTomi
Path = "C:\Documents and Settings\Username Here\ eTomi "

And of course create that folder. Then, move your Data, Incomplete, Downloads, Incomplete, Schemas and Skins folders into the new folder.

Then, edit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ eTomi \ eTomi \Downloads
CompletePath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Username Here\ eTomi \Downloads"
IncompletePath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Username Here\ eTomi \Incomplete"

This should basically move your current setup to your private user account. Other users will need to do the same.. they might want to copy the same "Schemas" & "Skins" folders.

This should work, because all eTomi settings are under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, including that all-important Path setting. The path setting controls where eTomi looks for "Data" and "Skins" and "Schemas". The complete/incomplete downloads have their own settings as noted above, and can be anywhere.