diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
index f758aea82..e974db63e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
@@ -1076,43 +1076,44 @@ void ForumsDialog::anchorClicked (const QUrl& link )
 		    std::cerr << "ForumsDialog::anchorClicked link.scheme() : " << link.scheme().toStdString() << std::endl;
     #endif
     
-	if (link.scheme() == "retroshare://") {
-	    std::string fileName = link.queryItemValue(QString("fileName")).toStdString();
-	    std::string fileHash = link.queryItemValue(QString("fileHash")).toStdString();
-	    uint32_t fileSize = link.queryItemValue(QString("fileSize")).toInt();
-	    
-    #ifdef FORUM_DEBUG
-		    std::cerr << "ForumsDialog::anchorClicked FileRequest : fileName : " << fileName << ". fileHash : " << fileHash << ". fileSize : " << fileSize;
-		    std::cerr << ". source id : " << dialogId << std::endl;
-    #endif
+	if (link.scheme() == "retroshare")
+	{
+		QStringList L = link.toString().split("|") ;
 
-  if (fileName != "" && fileHash != "") {
-		
-		std::list<std::string> srcIds;
-		//srcIds.push_front();
-		rsFiles->FileRequest(fileName, fileHash, fileSize, "", 0, srcIds);
+		std::string fileName = L.at(1).toStdString() ;
+		uint64_t fileSize = L.at(2).toULongLong();
+		std::string fileHash = L.at(3).toStdString() ;
 
-		QMessageBox mb(tr("File Request Confirmation"), tr("The file has been added to your download list."),QMessageBox::Information,QMessageBox::Ok,0,0);
-		mb.setButtonText( QMessageBox::Ok, "OK" );
-		mb.exec();
-    } 
-	  else 
-	  {
-		QMessageBox mb(tr("File Request Error"), tr("The file link is malformed."),QMessageBox::Information,QMessageBox::Ok,0,0);
-		mb.setButtonText( QMessageBox::Ok, "OK" );
-		mb.exec();
-    }
-    } 
-    else if (link.scheme() == "http") 
-    {
-	    QDesktopServices::openUrl(link);
-    } 
-    else if (link.scheme() == "") 
-    {
-	    //it's probably a web adress, let's add http:// at the beginning of the link
-	    QString newAddress = link.toString();
-	    newAddress.prepend("http://");
-	    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(newAddress));
-    }
+#ifdef FORUM_DEBUG
+		std::cerr << "ForumsDialog::anchorClicked FileRequest : fileName : " << fileName << ". fileHash : " << fileHash << ". fileSize : " << fileSize << std::endl;
+#endif
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+		if (fileName != "" && fileHash != "")
+		{
+			std::list<std::string> srcIds;
+			//srcIds.push_front();
+			rsFiles->FileRequest(fileName, fileHash, fileSize, "", RS_FILE_HINTS_NETWORK_WIDE, srcIds);
+
+			QMessageBox mb(tr("File Request Confirmation"), tr("The file has been added to your download list."),QMessageBox::Information,QMessageBox::Ok,0,0);
+			mb.setButtonText( QMessageBox::Ok, "OK" );
+			mb.exec();
+		} 
+		else 
+		{
+			QMessageBox mb(tr("File Request Error"), tr("The file link is malformed."),QMessageBox::Information,QMessageBox::Ok,0,0);
+			mb.setButtonText( QMessageBox::Ok, "OK" );
+			mb.exec();
+		}
+	} 
+	else if (link.scheme() == "http") 
+	{
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(link);
+	} 
+	else if (link.scheme() == "") 
+	{
+		//it's probably a web adress, let's add http:// at the beginning of the link
+		QString newAddress = link.toString();
+		newAddress.prepend("http://");
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(newAddress));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h
index 72496f32e..810cbbfd3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ public:
   void loadForumEmoticons();
   
   
-  void anchorClicked (const QUrl &);
-
 private slots:
 
+  void anchorClicked (const QUrl &);
   void insertThreads();
   /** Create the context popup menu and it's submenus */
   void forumListCustomPopupMenu( QPoint point ); 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.cpp
index eec62d79e..c6a6aa6f9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/TransfersDialog.cpp
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ void TransfersDialog::pasteLink()
         //downloadFileRequested(linkData.getName (), linkData.getSize ().toInt (),
         //    linkData.getHash (), "", -1, -1, -1, -1);
         rsFiles->FileRequest (linkData.getName ().toStdString (), linkData.getHash ().toStdString (),
-            linkData.getSize().toULongLong(), "", 0, srcIds);
+            linkData.getSize().toULongLong(), "", RS_FILE_HINTS_NETWORK_WIDE, srcIds);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
index 0b82e66cc..2cce1b7fc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void PopupChatDialog::anchorClicked (const QUrl& link ) {
 		fileHash != "") {
 		std::list<std::string> srcIds;
 		srcIds.push_front(dialogId);
-		rsFiles->FileRequest(fileName, fileHash, fileSize, "", 0, srcIds);
+		rsFiles->FileRequest(fileName, fileHash, fileSize, "", RS_FILE_HINTS_ASSUME_AVAILABILITY, srcIds);
 
 		QMessageBox mb(tr("File Request Confirmation"), tr("The file has been added to your download list."),QMessageBox::Information,QMessageBox::Ok,0,0);
 		mb.setButtonText( QMessageBox::Ok, "OK" );