Edonkey2000?good Or Bad?

[manu323323]

Hi all,

I've heard some things about Edonkey.
Some say it's great and some even say it's the worst prog ever.
I would like to have some comments from people who now much about p2p.

[dverma75]

It is slow as compared to Kazaa but the content is great. OVernet (serverless ed2k) is going to take over edonkey.

GIve edonkey a shot, its worth trying.


www.sharereactor.com
www.filenexus.com
www.jigle.com
www.filedonkey.com
http://www.musicdonkey.net

these are few sites if u r using ed2k

[Gicapster]

eDonkey is the best p2p program I ever used. The content is great (take a look @ www.sharereactor.com). And it's anti-leech :D

The eDonkey project is currently "paused", but there's a really good eDonkey clone: eMule, check it out!

> www.emule-project.net

[Juggalo15]

I dislike eDonkey,its not as easy to use as kazaa or WinMX so i really don't like it...:cross

[Nothingface5384]

well it depends on you..its really good content wise but like winmx you need to have patience for your dls to complete..if you dont have any its not for you;)

[HansG]

Yes, true but as opposed to WinMX in eDonkey you are on LOTS of queues at the same time and no one is going to kick you off once you start downloading from them...

Lately I haven't had any speed problems at all, I have download the full 2 cd iso of "No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In HARM's Way" in less than 24 hours... and I only have a 512/128 cable subscription.

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

actually i think programs which are difficult to use are better than programs which are easy to use. easy to use programs can be accessed by any idiot, whereas something like mIRC which takes more of a learning curve tends only to be used by people who are serious about file sharing, and who therefore share better files.

the same goes for eDonkey, out of all the p2p apps its probably the fiddliest to use, having to download servers, and with all its connection problems etc. the net result of this is that the quality of file on edonkey is way higher than on something simple to use like kazaa.

i say lets keep edonkey difficult to use and keep out the stupid kids sharing fakes, viruses and less than 128kbs mp3.

[maartendc]

That's kind of a stupid filisophy. That way you get very little users on the network, and downloading from it may take forever. That's the only problem with clients other than fasttrack: THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH USERS. This is pretty bad, because there are a lot of morons out there who do share good files, but they don't know there are other progs apart from kazaa. So when kazaa dies... The fun is over. Hopefully someone tell's the idiots there are other p2p clients.

[HansG]

maartendc, I don't think eDonkey2000 has too few users at all. Currently I'm downloading a file from over 200 people (granted, most of queue) and the file only has an availability of 1 (lowest).

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

Originally posted by maartendc
That's kind of a stupid filisophy. That way you get very little users on the network, and downloading from it may take forever. That's the only problem with clients other than fasttrack: THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH USERS. This is pretty bad, because there are a lot of morons out there who do share good files, but they don't know there are other progs apart from kazaa. So when kazaa dies... The fun is over. Hopefully someone tell's the idiots there are other p2p clients.

why is it stupid philosophy? the idea is simple. a small network of conscientious, dedicated filesharers is better than a large network of people sharing junk. i never said a network HAD to be small to be any good, i was simply drawing attention to the paradoxical situation that very small networks which are difficult to use have better files than big simple to use networks.

and where does this attitude that a download is only any good if its downloading at half the speed of light come from. Sure everyone would prefer a fast download to a slow one, but quite honestly i dont think its that important. I dont mind waiting an extra day or even a week for a file if it means a significant improvement in quality. some people are just too impatient.

besides i think almost all networks have easily enough users, its just that at least half of them dont share, and most of the rest share very little or nothing but junk.

[maartendc]

No, I don't think the main advantage of large networks is fast downloads, but a large amount of files. On fasttrack you can get every divx movie you want, every mp3 you want etc. I miss that in other networks. But it is true that people share a lot of crap through kazaa.

[Rickio]

edonkey is absolutely excellent.
If you need help just ask.
it gives you quality and is not as simple as some apps. but don't let that disuade you.


Peace!

[Elvise]

Edonkey, along with DC, IRC and Newsgroups are the best place for downloading. They all have a steep learning curve, but it's worth it if you want quality.

[d.crowley]

Yesterday I started to love the eDonkey network... Though I am using eMule, a much better client - open source & quite easy to handle...

Yeah, you're not going to get your files as immediately as with KaZaA, but the overall content variety is far superior. If you don't mind waiting 1-2 days for your downloads to finish, go for eMule.

Overnet looks promising, but you need the Microsoft .NET Framework for it... one heavy bitch, i can tell you. No, thanks.

[wonderboy2005]

i downloaded emule, now what? it says "no valid servers found in server list" and when i hit update server list, nothing happens. i wanna use this prog.... it sounds worth while, as kazaa doesnt always provide what i want

[PowerMan57two]

I dunno I voted no.. but u should have had an option of kind of like it.. it's kind of like dc you have to share so much to get into a server type thin and if you share under 5GB u get like crappy servers with like 52users... I share 5.62GB... so I get into some servers.. but the servers don't tell you how much you need to share so it's kind of a sucky program but okay in a way too i still have it on my computer just to have it i guess lol

[ston]

For large files like movies or isos, the distributed download technology of eDonkey/eMule/overnet is vastly superior to other p2p apps for spreading a file around the network quickly.

However the drawback is that small files, like mp3's transfer very slowly.

The other major benefit of edonkey is the dedicated following - a lot of users are very knowledgeable and actively contribute to releasing new files on the network through websites such as ShareReactor.com and Filenexus.com.

[HansG]

maartendc, it's absolutely not true that you can get every divx through fasttrack... no way. Try a slightly older movie.

My opinion is still that people who claim edonkey is not good or even useless, simply don't know how to get their files on edonkey or just don't have any specific files he/she wants. Or just don't like the excellent anti-leech protection. As far as I know it's the only succesful software-based way to make everyone share.

I don't think it really matters either, the edonkey user community is big enough to fulfill everyone's needs.

[dverma75]

Originally posted by wonderboy2005
i downloaded emule, now what? it says "no valid servers found in server list" and when i hit update server list, nothing happens. i wanna use this prog.... it sounds worth while, as kazaa doesnt always provide what i want


In eMule, go to preferences. at the bottom right click on ed2k links and the apply. the go to this site

http://ed2kmet.x24hr.com/pl/slist.pl


then scroll down to the bottom and click add all servers.

[guido123]

wil overnet still have this good anti leech protection: i havent used edonkey for a while but isnt the mean reason there are so many files on it because servers require to share a certain ammount of files?

With overnet there wont be any central servers left wich require
you to share a certain ammount: the result can be that there will hardly be so many files as there are now

[wonderboy2005]

that link you gave me doesnt work.

i tried copying it and puting it in "update server.met from URL" w/o any luck.

on the bottom of the emule window, it says "fatal error while trying to connect. Internet connection may be down."

im not using a firewall right now

im running win xp.

please help.... i wanna use this prog, as it sounds exactly like what ive been looking 4.

[ken123]

Originally posted by Juggalo15
I dislike eDonkey,its not as easy to use as kazaa or WinMX so i really don't like it...:cross

Agree, I can't even connect to any server using eDonkey2000.
KazaA rules, but the only problem is there are more links for eDonkey than KazaA.

[Ken17625]

I have an external HD with 15 gigs of good content. I tried to share these files using eMule. eMule won't load/recognise the files. Only loads the download directory and completely ignores the 15 gig(acts like its not even there).

[DigitalJunkie]

For eDonkey you can download the Autoupdater from ocbMaurice at http://downloads.thedonkeynetwork.com/autoupdater/server.met%20autoupdater%20by%20maurice%20-%20version%203.0%20-%20core.zip it will download servers list & start eDonkey automatically for you!

Welcome to eDonkey/eMule network. :-)

[InspectorGadget]

I can see the potential of e-donkey and why there's a lot of people who love it... but in my personal position it's just not my type of app, I primarily use dc for movies and supplement it with irc and usenet, though I did recently use this network to download Hard To Kill from sharereactor because the previous version I had gotten from irc was missing a rar file so it did come in handy at the time, and I'll admit if I see more movies that interest me that I can't get elsewehre I'll probably be back, who knows before I know it I might be a huge fan like everyone seems to be of edonkey hehe

oh and I didn't vote because I've only used it for a total 3 days just now and for 2 days waaaay back in it's early stages, it is good at what it does though, just not everyone's cup of tea including mine

[Al13]

IRC is by far the best because everything works. Also, in most channels, if you serve then you wont have to wait to download stuff. I am actually looking forward to Kazaa getting shut down because this will force its nearly 3 million users to flock to other progs, namely IRC (I hope).

The other thing is that kazaa is so polluted with bogus files and virii that someone would have to be out of their mind to use kazaa. It is also slow as crap.

[aesma_daeva]

As pretty much a p2p virgin, I find eDonkey a bit of a pain, with the whole server list thing. I have to update every day, and it seems if I leave it alone for too long it forgets what it's doing, and I have to get another server list, and try again - good job it resumes.

I really want to use ed2k, cos I've heard so many good things, so I'm gonna stick with it, and also try overnet for a bit.
Interesting to see that a lot of servers are only accepting ppl sharing over 5gb. I'm prepared to share, and I'm sharing what I've got, but it's gonna take me a loooooong time to build up 5gb.

I also use KazaaLite, which is really easy, loads of users, loads of connections, loads of files. So far I've not had any fakes or viruses, and it's easy to check the part or dat files to see if they work or not, so at the moment it seems like ed2k is too much work, and kazaa it easy.

Newbie who's not been around long enough to know any better.

[x71us]

This happens every time I dl a new version of EMule. Supposedly it comes with serveres installed. If you actually lookat the program folder there they are. Now why don't they work. You could punch the key take eDonkey links. Then go to eDonkey 2000 site & find the list of servers. click ADA ne silent bob Esel24 ifilm & a few big ones. They should go into your server list. The client will attems to connect & if it does Wow a new server list. You can also put in a server URL but for reasons I am unsure of it never works for me. Once in a while restarting the computer will for reasons only known to eMule will activate the servers. The only comments I have found in the forums from the developers seem to imply that since eMule comes with a server list there should be no problems connecting.

[DigitalJunkie]

I use a servers list autoupdater, you can find it at my old web page at the bootom of the page. Make sure you uncheck the box in eMule to autoupdate at start up!

http://www.geocities.com/hhacainc/

BTW, you don't need to connected to any server at all time, only when you want to do a search. Just save your sources often, then reload those sources when you need them! I havn't had to reload them often, since server also automatically find more sources for you.