I have tested amarok with a newly-created ~/.kde/share/config/amarokrc and did not configure last.fm track submission. It has been operating reliably for me ever since. I expect that this means that something is misconfigured on my system (e.g. proxy settings), but it still shouldn't cause the application to hang.
This is described in amarok bug 139034: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=139034 Whether or not my problem is the same as that originally described in this bug is certainly open to debate. :-) Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]