- Comparison of eDonkey software
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available applications supporting the eDonkey network.
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General
Client Fork from FLOSS Runs on Kad Unicode Languages supp Linux Windows Mac OS X eDonkey2000 - No Yes Yes Yes No No 1 aMule xMule GPL Yes Yes[N 1] Yes Yes Yes 28 eMule and its Mods - GPL No Yes No Yes Yes 43[1] eMule Plus eMule GPL No[N 2] Yes No No Yes[N 3] 31 MLDonkey - GPL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 Shareaza - GPL No[N 4] Yes No No Yes 31 xMule lMule GPL Yes No No No No ? Features
Client PowerShare Dynamic Upload SUQWT SubChunk Transfer Drop Sources Push small files ZZ ratio AntiLeech IPFilter Slot Control aMule Yes[2] UBT No No Yes No No No[N 5] Yes Yes eMule Official No USS No No No No No No Yes No AnalyZZUL Yes USS Yes No No No fixed 1:3 Ratio Client Analyzer Yes ZZ Slot Focus beba Release Priority USS Yes No Yes No No Client Analyzer Yes Slot Focus, Upload Slot Control Magic Angel Yes SUC, USS Yes No No Yes Yes ARGOS Yes SlotFocus, trickleSlots Mephisto PS & PowerRelease NAFC Yes No Yes Yes optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits or enforced with chooseable ratio or dynamic by friendslot DLP Yes Slotfocus MorphXT Yes SUC, USS Yes No No Yes dynamic 1:3 Ratio Stringlist, Stricter protocol checks Yes SlotFocus, trickleSlots NeoMule Release Priority + Powershare USS, NAFC, NeoBC [N 6] Yes Yes Yes (including IpBlock) custom optional 1:4 Ratio ARGOS (including DLP support) Yes SlotFocus, trickleSlots, Badwolf, manuel ScarAngel PS & PowerRelease NAFC Yes No Yes Yes optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits or enforced with chooseable ratio DLP Yes Xtreme Upload System SharkX Power Release No Yes No Yes Only incomplete taz dynamic ratio Client Analyzer Yes Slot Focus Sivka Release priority USS No No Yes (incl. List) Yes No No Yes Yes Spike2 Yes USS No No yes (incl. List) No No Stringlist + Client Analyzer Yes Slotfocus, Min/Max. Slots StulleMule Yes SUC, USS Yes No Yes (incl. List) Yes dynamic 1:3 Ratio or enforced choosable ratio DLP methods Yes USC, Slotfocus Xtreme PowerRelease NAFC No No Yes Yes optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits DLP Yes Xtreme Upload System X-Ray Yes USS Yes No List+Variable Blocktime No No Argos (with own DLP) Yes Slotspeed ZZUL Yes USS No No No No fixed 1:3 Ratio No Yes SlotFocus ZZUL BastarD PowerShare, SuperRelease USS Yes No No Yes fixed 1:3 Ratio Stringlist + Client Analyzer for Armadillo Yes SlotFocus eMule Plus Release priority, JumpStart No No No No Yes 1:3 < 4KB/s, 1:4 < 10KB/s Yes Yes trickleSlots Lphant ? No ? Basic Support for Crumbs ? ? No No Yes ? MLDonkey Folder reserved slot + release file slot Yes No (No queue) No Uses a very low priority list instead Similar Feature About 1:4 below 10KB/s No Yes Yes (user selects number of slots) Shareaza Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Reward uploaders Yes Yes xMule No No No No No No No No Yes No Client PowerShare Dynamic Upload SUQWT SubChunk Transfer Drop Sources Push Small files ZZ Ratio AntiLeech IPFilter Slot Control Features (continued)
Client IP to Country Protocol Obfuscation[N 7] Handles files >4GB Chat[N 8] Buddy list Send FILERATING tags to servers EndGame AICH L2HAC [N 9] Secure User ID Global Searches UPnP port mapping[N 10] Intelligent Chunk Selection Lancast HideOS / SotN aMule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes[N 11] No No No eMule Official No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No AnalyZZUL No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No beba No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No No Magic Angel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No both Mephisto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No both MorphXT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No both NeoMule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes own simplified implementation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 2 Version 2 own implementation ScarAngel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No both SharkX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No No Sivka No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Version 1 HideOS Spike2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No No StulleMule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No both Xtreme Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No own implementation X-Ray Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No No ZZUL No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No ZZUL BastarD No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No eMule Plus Yes No up to 512GB Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Version 1 manual hiding Lphant No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CCH (similar to ICH) No Yes No Yes No Version 1 No MLDonkey Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Shareaza Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No No xMule No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No Client IP to Country Protocol Obfuscation[N 7] Handles files >4GB Chat[N 8] Buddy list Send FILERATING tags to servers EndGame AICH L2HAC [N 9] Secure User ID Global Searches UPnP port mapping[N 10] Intelligent Chunk Selection Lancast HideOS / SotN Versions
Client Website Initial Release Current Stable Version Mod Based On eDonkey2000 None[N 12] September 6, 2000 1.4.6 - aMule [1] September 2003 2.3.1 (November 12, 2011[3]) - eMule Official [2] May 13, 2002 0.50a (April 7, 2010[4]) - AnalyZZUL [3] May 13, 2008 3.0 eMule 0.49c ZZUL beba [4] June 3, 2005 2.62 Official 0.50a Magic Angel [5] February 21, 2006 3.6 eMule 0.49b MorphXT 11.1 Mephisto [6] October 18, 2007 3.0 (April 10, 2011) eMule 0.50a ScarAngel 4.0 MorphXT [7] January 23, 2003 12.6 (December 19, 2010) Official 0.50a NeoMule [8] ? 4.55a Official 0.49b ScarAngel [9] April 2, 2005 4.2 (June 22, 2011) eMule 0.50a Xtreme 8.1 SharkX [10] ? 1.7 eMule 0.49c AcKroNiC 5.4 Sivka [11] ? 19b1 Official 0.49b Spike2 [12] ? 1.2 Official 0.48a StulleMule [13] April 22, 2005 7.0 (December 25, 2010) eMule 0.50a MorphXT 12.6 Xtreme [14] 2004 8.1 (March 4, 2011[5]) Official 0.50a X-Ray [15] December 23, 2006 1.7 Official 0.49c ZZUL [16] ? 20090222-2320 Official 0.49c ZZUL BastarD [17] ? 1.9.9 eMule 0.49c ZZUL eMule Plus [18] October 2002 1.2e (April 18, 2009[6]) Old official eMule + own code iMule [19] ? 1.4.5 (June 23, 2009) - JMule [20] September 21, 2002 0.5.8 (January 13, 2010[7]) - Jubster None[N 13] ? 3.1.0 (October 30, 2005) - lMule [21] January 2003 1.2.1 (April 27, 2003) - Lphant None[N 14] ? 3.51 (July 24, 2008) - MLDonkey [22] January 23, 2003 3.1.0 (August 10, 2011[8]) - Morpheus None[N 15] ? 5.55.1 (November 15, 2007) - Shareaza [23] 2002 2.5.5.0 (May 29, 2011[9]) - xMule [24] June 2003 1.13.7 RC1 (September 11, 2006[10]) - Client Website Initial Release Current Stable Version Mod Based On See also
Notes
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Development status: Current/Active
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Development status: Inactive
- ^ Windows support is incomplete and does not include all the features of the Linux version, such as UPnP support. Most of the documentation presumes the user using the Linux version and may be give incorrect information for the Windows version.
- ^ Client can work on Linux via Wine (ref.), yet it is not officially supported.
- ^ since 1.2d
- ^ Shareaza can work on Linux via Wine (ref.), yet it is not officially supported
- ^ There's no AntiLeech for official aMule. Some users released an unofficial aMule with DLP (ref.).
- ^ NeoBC is based on PawcioBC
- ^ a b Compatible with the implementation of official eMule.
- ^ a b It refers to client to client chat.
- ^ a b LowID to HighID Automatic Callback.
- ^ a b Automatically configure port forwarding (requires Router with UPnP support)
- ^ UPnP does not work on Windows version
- ^ Before being sued by RIAA and taken down, the official site was: edonkey2000.com.
- ^ The old official site was http://www.jubster.com/ . It's not accessible now.
- ^ The old official site was lphant.com. It have been acquised by a Cyprus-based company to publish a fake Lphant. See: Lphant#Domain Name Acquisition
- ^ The old official site was http://www.morpheus.com/ . It's not accessible now.
References
- ^ eMule 0.50a Source: /srchybrid/lang/
- ^ http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/Release
- ^ "aMule official website". aMule team. 2011-11-12. http://www.amule.org/. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "The eMule Project at SourceForge.net". eMule.SourceForge.net. 2010-04-07. http://sourceforge.net/projects/emule/files/. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "eMule Xtreme Mod Homepage". zz_fly. 2011-03-04. http://www.xtreme-mod.net/. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "eMule Plus @ Sourceforge". eMule Plus team. 2009-04-18. http://sourceforge.net/projects/emuleplus/files/. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "JMule official Download Page". JMule. 2010-01-13. http://jmule.org/?page=download. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ "MLDonkey at SourceForge.net". MLDonkey.SourceForge.net. 2011-08-10. http://sourceforge.net/projects/mldonkey/. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Shareaza at SourceForge.net". Shareaza.SourceForge.net. 2010-05-29. http://sourceforge.net/projects/shareaza/. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "xMule v1.13.7 RC1 is out!". xMule team. 2006-09-11. http://www.xmule.ws/node/52. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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