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6. eDonkey

A number of things.
1) Dedicated "LINK" sites - The most important difference would be the "Link" websites. These sites are the easiest way to find what you are looking for. Not only does it make searching easier but you can rest assured that 99.99% of the links on those sites will allow you to d/l the file your looking for. There are no misnamed files, no undersized files and no rips (unless specifically stated). Cant find anything you like on the main pages of a "link" site? No problem, most "link" sites have a forum where you can search for a file or request a file.
2) File Hashing - basically the donkey doesn't find a file by name. Any file being shared on the donkey is checked and "hashed". eDonkey doesn't look for files by name but rather by hash. This helps in avoiding misnamed files.
3) Chunk Sharing - The donkey allows users to share "chunks" of data. In other words a user does not need to have the whole file in order to share it. As a user d/'s a file that portion becomes shared so other users can d/l it.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 16:53:43


Follow the "How to Care for you eDonkey Guide"

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2004-07-20 14:24:12

This happens when the donkey has found a corruption in the
file somewhere during the d/l. The donkey will
redownload that part of the file and replace the
corrupted portion with an uncorrupted portion.
Obviously this will make the file size seem bigger on
the donkey interface. No need to worry, perfectly
normal and actually one of the best donkey features.
You will know a file is done when it says "complete"

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:02:45

This happens occasionally. Very simple to solve. You
have two choices, you can simply pause the file wait a
few minutes and then resume the file which should then
complete or shut down the donkey and restart it.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:02:57

Just paste it into to your eDonkey folder. It will
replace the old server.met file. Make a backup of the
old one just in case.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:03:12

Link Fixer

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 22:56:01

Right click on the link itself, choose copy shortcut,
paste the shortcut into your browser, now delete any %20
you see in the link you copied to the browser. Hit
enter and it will be sent to your donkey.

Example

Before:
ed2k://|file|Name%20Of%20File%20.bin|17346767|60e6a777754a1b08c165659|/

After:
ed2k://|file|NameOfFile.bin|17346767|60e6a777754a1b08c165659|/

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:03:55

If your using one of the large server lists then just go
to the site, find the add all button and click it.
Always delete your old servers before adding new ones.
If you want to add individual servers simply go to the
server tab, right click anywhere in there, choose add
server, a box will pop-up, enter the server number
(remember the number) click ok. Now to connect to the
server, just find it in the list, right click on it
and choose connect.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:04:18

Try connecting to either of these two servers:
217.157.202.134 (VCDistro)
24.217.24.72 (Unofficial BBR Server)

You can usually get on these two.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:04:43

This happens sometimes when someone is d/l from you the
same file which is completing. Once complete simply
shut down the donkey, find the file in the temp
directory (if you cant remember which file it is, simply
find the file with only one part, files not completed
will have two parts in the temp directory.) Once you
find the file name it to whatever you like but make sure
you rename it with the correct extension.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:05:02

Since most files d/l from the "link" sites come in the .bin and .cue format you should become familiar with the methods of using this type of file.
Here is a guide to .bin and .cue files.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-11-09 01:41:06

Read Somebodeez guide for eDonkey and routers

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:06:20

There are a number of ways.
The best way is to use the "link sites", which can be found in the eDonkey Guide

The forums at Sharereactor and Filenexus are also a valuable tool. You can search through there for anything you can think of and if you don't find it make a request.

Jigle is an external search engine where you can look for a specific file.

You can also use eDonkey's own internal search but more than likely you will never use this feature since the first 3 will just about get you anything you want.

by WildGod8 See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-13 22:48:21

These commands are taken straight from eDonkey. The most useful ones are in bold.

Commands: (optional arguments)
add new server: n servername
Example: n 204.94.108.34
b # : remove server
Example: b 2
connect: c (#) [# is the number displayed in the server view]
Example: c
Example: c 2
search: s searchstring (-searchtype[Audio, Video, Image, Pro, Doc, Col ])
Example: s fat day -Audio
view results: vr
extend search: xs
space: show space available and the amount of space needed by downloads
download: d # Example: d 5

view downloads: vd
change download: m # [option] [# is the number displayed in the download view]
options: c -cancel the download
options: p -pause the download
options: r -resume the download
options: l -change download priority to low
options: n -change download priority to normal
options: h -change download priority to high
options: v -view the details of the download
g : get server stats
name [desired name] : change your user name
temp [dirname] : sets the temp directory.
in [dirname] : sets the incoming directory.
lang [string table name] : changes the string table used.

dumax # # : sets the maximum download and upload bandwidth.(in KB/sec)
line # : Sets the maximum possible download speed of your line.(in KB/sec)
auto (-) : sets auto connect on or off(-).
save (-) : sets 'save corrupted complete downloads' on or off(-).
asr (-) : sets 'automatically remove dead servers' on or off(-).
mcon # : sets max. number of connections from peers allowed to your machine.
dllink : starts a download from an ed2k-link - usage:
dllink ed2k://|file|(filename)|(size in bytes)|(hash)|

glist [url] : updates the server list from a URL
pass (name password) : sets the name and password to allow a remote controller
of this client. If name ans password are left blank then the username
and password are cleared and no remote control is allowed.
Example: pass jed jedpass
verbose (-) : sets debugging messages on or off(-).
port # : sets the port that you listen for other clients on. Takes effect upon restart.
aport # : sets the port that you listen for controllers on. Takes effect upon restart.
vo view options
vu View Uploads
vq View Upload Queue

vm view servers
vf view shared files
vs view shared directories
vp view connections to other clients
a dirname :add shared directory.
Example: a usr/movies
a+ dirname :add shared directory include subdirectories
Example: a+ c:\program files
unshared directory: u #
Example: u 7
disconnect: x
quit: q

This list can be accessed at anytime by typing ? in the text box at the bottom of the eDonkey window. To use any of the commands, just type the command into the bottom of the text box at the bottom of the eDonkey window.

by raw See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-09-17 20:07:15

If you're on eDonkey
Go to the Server list tab.
Select the top one.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the list.
Hold down the Shift key and select the last one. All servers should now be highlighted.
Right click and choose "Delete"

Now go here:
»www.esel-paradies.de

Click on "Serverliste"
Click "Add All"
Wait for the servers to get added.
See if it will connect then.

If you are on eMule
And you have added addresses to your address.dat file (see below)and you have set your Preferences\Server to "Auto Update Server List at start up" and "Auto Connect at Start up" in the Preferences\Connection tab, try closing eMule and opening it back up again. Do nothing.
Wait and see if it will connect on it's own.

Adding addresses to the address.dat file in eMule
In Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files\eMule
Open the file called "adresses.dat" in Notepad
Here are some server met addresses you can add:

www.srv1000.com/z12/server.met
www.esel-paradies.de/liste83/server.met
ilgatto.dyndns.org/server.met
ottokar.liquidirc.net/ed2k/server.met
ed2k.2x4u.de/fj4mxl/server.met
www.calimero70.de/servermet/server.met

Go to "File" and "save"
Close Notepad.
Open eMule and let it connect.

by somebodeez See Profile edited by removed See Profile
last modified: 2002-11-16 17:06:44