edonkey client is being shutdown tonight.

[zbeast]

it's been reported by multiple users.
That the edonkey client now refuses to start.
It dialog opens saying that the network has been shut down.
If you click the OK button on that dialog your edonkey client then tries to uninstall itself.

This is not a hack. This self-destruct message is coming from the edonkey server themselves.

it's a http message being sent to your client in the opening web page.
The work around is to disconnect your network connection.
start edonkey. Let it fail to connect then reconnect your network.

There are very few users who are on the network right now because if they were foolish enough
to click the OK to uninstall button there edonkye client is gone.

the edonkey forms are also down and there are no message on the main page regarding this shutdown.

[Sparky9]

RIP eDonkey2000
Long Live eMule

[Mels_Smileys45]

Yep, I had to fire up emule to make sure it was all good. Seemed to be working fine and dandy.

[Sparky9]

This is not a hack. This self-destruct message is coming from the edonkey server themselves.

it's a http message being sent to your client in the opening web page.
The work around is to disconnect your network connection.
start edonkey. Let it fail to connect then reconnect your network.

so a simple workaround would be to add an entry into your HOSTS file:
127.0.0.1 home.edonkey2000.com
but why bother :hi

[Aval0n]

Emule was better anyways.

[Digital Bliss]

and another one bites the dust ^_^.... I hated that program

[silentscream]

and another one bites the dust ^_^.... I hated that program
the entire network is slow

but damn u can get some rare stuff if ur patient

its my last resort after usenet and bittorrent fail me and it has never failed me (its just bloody slow)

.

[VAMPYRE BLADE]

All i use is emule sure it can be slow but i get everything i want and i am not in any big hurry, i like to fly below the radar as much as possible.

[Jared Moya]

According to court documents filed today MetaMachine, the company behind eDonkey, has agreed to pay a $30 million dollar settlement to the RIAA and cease distribution of its eDonkey, eDonkey 2000, Overnet and other software versions.




A message left for users on the eDonkey site reads:

The eDonkey2000 Network is no longer available.

If you steal music or movies, you are breaking the law.

Courts around the world -- including the United States Supreme Court --
have ruled that businesses and individuals can be prosecuted for illegal
downloading.

You are not anonymous when you illegally download copyrighted material.

Your IP address is XX.XXX.XX.XXX and has been logged.

Respect the music, download legally.


Goodbye Everyone.


http://www.zeropaid.com/news/7498/eDonkey+Gets+Shut+Down

[PiRaNeTuS]

Sad. The edonkey scene was a great one.

[napho]

You can keep the official client and block their site, or maybe get Edonkey Lite. Since MetaMachine is co-operating with the authorities, some might prefer a clean version. It doesn't seem to have any spyware.

http://www.p2p-zone.com/underground/showthread.php?t=23051

[infringer]

Of course just cause the program cant be used don't mean the network can be shut down it is a true p2p software.

[Malakai1911]

Why some halfwit would use eDonkey instead of eMule is beyond me.

[shawners]

Why some halfwit would use either one of those is beyond me. I guess everyone needs to migrate. They had it shut down, what chances are there that their not combing the network logging ip addresses who is sharing. Private BT is just around the corner.

[limepile]

its also being reported that bearshare,grokster limewire,soulseek,warez and winmx are all about to go off-line also.I don't know about the others but winmx would be a tradgedy and I'm hoping that the fight that was put up previously has made this an impossibility.MX is still working as I type this...keeping my fingers crossed.Bittorrent is o.k but i like all the odd stuff i find on MX.

[russbran]

I thought the news story on edonkey's shutdown said that "other software versions" relating to Metamachine would also be targeted for lawsuits. Wouldn't that include emule, as well? Emule IS an edonkey client as well isn't it? Does it mean that the edonkey founders will also pursue emule uploaders as well as users of older versions of edonkey? Or am I just getting nervous over nothing? Let me know.

[DigitalJunkie]

eMule is an open source software, it's an co-op from contributing programmers around the world. Chances of ***As in successfully shut down eMule project are close to impossible! :icon_thum

[the great one]

Either way they will all most likely succumb to the big bad RIAA.It's a shame really.

[the great one]

eMule is an open source software, it's an co-op from contributing programmers around the world. Chances of ***As in successfully shut down eMule project are close to impossible! :icon_thum

Then it might very well stand a chance of being around for a long time.

[Jared Moya]

And as I understand it, eDonkey's technically not dead, tye software is but the network isnt ofcourse.....

Theres even apparently a version called eDonkey Lite that people can still use
http://www.p2p-zone.com/underground/showthread.php?t=23051

[fcastro]

You can use edonkey lite of older versions of edonkey. Connects to servers just like before. I believe the Metamachine servers have been shut down since 2005. The company just folded recently but its servers I don't believe have been working for awhile. The software was available for dl on there site but thats all I believe. Can anyone clarify why people keep saying edonkey is dead???

[sToNeD_rApToR]

sharereactor is back
http://www.sharereactor.com/

[MP3Pr0]

eDonkey network clients like eDonkey and eMule will persist but the network itself - with all its servers like DonkeyServer No1, etc. - will probably disappear gradually under pressure from authorities. Remember what happened to Razorback 2?? eMule is unique in that it features KAD - a true peer-to-peer network which doesn' t rely on central servers. And it's growing fast. So even if the eDonkey network goes away, use eMule with KAD.

The reason the eDonkey network is going down is due to a settlement - see the General P2P discussion thread for my post on that with the link to PC World.

Look at the bright side: this could lead to improved P2P tactics with better security.

[littlebits]

People seem to confuse the eDonkey Network with the eDonkey2000 client.

The "eDonkey Network" is still alive and kicking as usual. The "eDonkey2000 client" by MetaMachine is what is no longer in development. The "eDonkey2000 client" was just one of many other clients that connect to the "eDonkey Network".

eDonkey2000 client was responsible for starting the eDonkey and Overnet Networks.
When open source eMule came out, it became more popular and better than the official eDonkey2000 client which was bundled with adware and spyware.
Most users switched to eMule, therefore MetaMachine created a new network "Overnet" which was just
like the "eDonkey Network" but didn't need servers.

"Overnet" was suppose to been the hybrid version of the "eDonkey Network". It would have been better,
but the main problem was the lack of clients that supported it.

For many years, the official "Overnet client" was the only client that connect to the "Overnet" Network.
Then MetaMachine released "eDonkey client ver 1.0" which included the Overnet Network as well as the
"eDonkey Network". Later on, TrustyFiles, Epicea and mldonkey clients included the Overnet Network.

TrustyFiles never became very popular, Epicea and mldonkey were complicated to use and had many bugs.
Leaving on the only the official "eDonkey2000 client" to support the "Overnet Network".

So the shutdown of MetaMachine's eDonkey2000 client didn't have much effect on the "eDonkey Network"
But it has a very large effect on the "Overnet Network". The Overnet Network will probably completely
fail since the "eDonkey2000 client" and old version of the Overnet clients are closed sourced.

For those who want to support the Overnet Network, you can still use older versions of these clients.

Overnet Lite by KLite Tools (http://www.klitetools.com/MM/ovntdown.htm)
eDonkey2000 Lite by KLite Tools (http://www.klitetools.com/MM/edkdownload.htm)
eDonkey2000 Lite by FSLite (http://www.fslite.com/edonkey2000-lite/)
Oldversion.com (http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=edonkey) May have adware and spyware.

Thanks.:icon_thum

[Auggie2k]

eDonkey2000 doesn't connect for me anymore with Shareaza Plus. If anyone has the server.met links, please do let me know what they are thanks :)

[Malakai1911]

Like 80%+ of the clients on the eDonkey network are either eMule or an eMule mod.

eMule supports Kad, and the new eMule supports Kad 2.0... so I could care less if Overnet support got dropped, Kad will push foward and continue, and eMule is opensource so it'll never go away.

[origin]

r.i.p ed2k!@!@! as others have said emule is waaaay better than the original client and i do agree :). but there would be no emule if there was no ed2k to begin with so never forget your roots this brings back memories of sharereactor, filenexus etc! when the original ed2k client was the only option. sigh it was fun while it lasted cheers!

l8

[Mels_Smileys45]

Look at the bright side: this could lead to improved P2P tactics with better security.


That will never happen. People are silly like that.

[MP3Pr0]

Even though I'm not an eDonkey user, it sickens me to see how a company can give in to pressure simply for creating a program with completely legitimate uses. People get injured and killed by knives all the time - and you don't see knive makers under this type of pressure to stop their product. The difference is, MONEY. Those with the money - particularly industry conglomerates and lobbyists - can practically redefine the laws to suit their interests.

It's time for P2P apps to go underground - open-source and anonymous - kinda like Linux without Linus Torvalds being known for it. (Yeah - easier said than done, I know...)