eMule - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia - Bittorrent
BitTorrent is the name of a client application for the torrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol. created by programmer Bram ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rom Image: Encyclopedia Ii - Rom Image - Usage Of Roms
ROM image - Changing Meaning. ROM chips, while still in use, have been replaced in many instances by optical media such as CD-ROMs and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Applied Fields
List of open source software packages - CAx. BRL-CAD — 3D solid modeling computer-aided design and much much more Open CASCADE QCad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bitzi: Encyclopedia Ii - Bitzi - Bitpedia
The information provided by the bitizens (using the Bitcollider software) is compiled into a reference work named "Bitpedia", described a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multisource File Transfer Protocol: Encyclopedia Ii - Multisource File Transfer Protocol - Features/strengths
In addition to being able to search by filename, MFTP is able to uniquely identify files based on their contents, regardless of how they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Applied Fields
List of open source software packages - CAx. BRL-CAD — 3D solid modeling computer-aided design and much much more Open CASCADE QCad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed2k: Uri Scheme: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed2k: Uri Scheme - Hash Link Format
The typical ed2k link also includes the filename and the filesize. An example (a link to the 15Mb Purist Edit trailer) is provided below:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File-sharing Program: Encyclopedia Ii - File-sharing Program - Applications
FastTrack protocol KaZaA(includes A LOT OF spyware/adware, very mainstream) Grokster Kazaa Lite OpenFT protocol giFT KCeasy Zeus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Download Manager: Encyclopedia Ii - Download Manager - Features
There are several things that some web browsers are not very good at. That's where the download managers enter the equation: Pausing the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warez: Encyclopedia Ii - Warez - Motivations And Arguments
Pirates generally exploit the international nature of the copyright issue to avoid law enforcement in specific countries. In Russia, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File Sharing: Encyclopedia Ii - File Sharing - Network Architecture
There are several major issues surrounding file sharing. Of these, the two most important are centralization vs decentralization and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Legal Controversy
Under US law, "the Betamax decision" case holds that copying "technologies" are not inherently illegal, if substantial non-infringing use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Distributed Hash Table: Encyclopedia Ii - Distributed Hash Table - Structure
DHTs are most easily understood when broken into two components: the keyspace partitioning scheme splits ownership of the keys among the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edonkey Network: Encyclopedia Ii - Edonkey Network - Servers
The most widely used ed2k server software is Lugdunum. Recently, servers have appeared on the eDonkey network that censor the shared cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia Ii - Bittorrent - Legal Issues
BitTorrent, like any other file transfer protocol, can be used to distribute files without the permission of the copyright holder. BitTor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Data Storage And Management
List of open source software packages - Backup software. Abakt (site) AMANDA Browseable Online Backup Systems (BOBS) Bacula (site) dum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Document Editing
List of open source software packages - Office suite. Gnome Office KOffice OpenOffice.org — similar functionality to Microsoft Offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File Sharing: Encyclopedia Ii - File Sharing - History
File sharing is one of the original applications on the internet, preceding even email. FTP evolved as a common standard for file sharing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File-sharing Program: Encyclopedia Ii - File-sharing Program - List Of File Sharing Protocols
File-sharing program - Operating system protocols. Network file system (NFS) Samba or Server message block (SMB) AppleShare IPX File...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Educational
List of open source software packages - Educational Suites. ChildsPlay (site) GCompris List of open source software packages - Art. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File Sharing: Encyclopedia Ii - File Sharing - Copyright Issues
File sharing (such as with the Gnutella and Napster networks) grew in popularity with the proliferation of high speed Internet connection...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Networking And Internet
List of open source software packages - E-mail. GNU Mailman — mailing list software Hula (software) — email and calendaring server...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warez: Encyclopedia Ii - Warez - History Of Warez
Warez - Product piracy. Before there were computers and software, piracy existed; At the time, piracy was usually, though not always, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rom Image: Encyclopedia Ii - Rom Image - Hacks & Fan Translations
Once games have been made available in ROM format, it is often trivial for users to make modifications to the games. This may take the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warez: Encyclopedia Ii - Warez - Types Of Warez
There is generally a distinction made between different sub-types of warez: appz – Applications: Generally a retail version of a softw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warez: Encyclopedia Ii - Warez - Distribution Of Warez
Organized groups operate with strict ruleset of what can be released and in which format each release should be. The groups may also have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warez: Encyclopedia Ii - Warez - Legality
Warez is often a form of copyright infringement punishable as either a civil wrong or a crime. The laws and their application to warez ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rom Image: Encyclopedia Ii - Rom Image - Internet Distribution Of Roms
The trading of ROMs over the internet is extremely widespread. Many methods are used for such distribution, including: http (normal web ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Networks Protocols And Applications
other networks: Akamai, ANts P2P, Applejuice, AsagumoWeb, Audiogalaxy, Avalanche, CAKE, Chord, The Circle, Coral, EarthStation 5, FileT...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Media
List of open source software packages - Multimedia codecs / containers / splitters. FLAC LAME Matroska Musepack Ogg Vorbis Xvid List...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Groupware
List of open source software packages - Content management systems. Apache Lenya — Apache Software license, Java/XML, based on Apach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Programming Language Support
List of open source software packages - Bug Trackers. Bugzilla Mantis List of open source software packages - Code generators. Bis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Security
List of open source software packages - Anti-virus. ClamAV Open Antivirus List of open source software packages - Encryption. Cros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Academic Peer-to-peer Network
Recently, developers at Pennsylvania State University, in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Knowledge Initiativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Graphical User Interface
List of open source software packages - Windowing system. Rio for Plan 9 from Bell Labs X.Org XFree86 List of open source software p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Distributed Hash Table: Encyclopedia Ii - Distributed Hash Table - Properties
Characteristic of DHTs is an emphasis on the following properties: Decentralisation: the nodes collectively form the system without any ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Document Editing
List of open source software packages - Office software suites. Gnome Office KOffice OpenOffice.org — similar functionality to Micro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Data Storage And Management
List of open source software packages - Backup softwares. Abakt (site) AMANDA Bacula (site) dump flexbackup (site) rsync List of ope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Educational
List of open source software packages - Educational Suites. ChildsPlay (site) GCompris List of open source software packages - Art. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Graphical User Interface
List of open source software packages - Windowing system. Rio for Plan 9 from Bell Labs X.Org XFree86 List of open source software p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Groupware
List of open source software packages - Content management systems. Apache Lenya — Apache Software license, Java/XML, based on Apach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File Sharing: Encyclopedia Ii - File Sharing - Copyright Issues
File sharing (such as Gnutella and Napster) grew in popularity with the proliferation of high speed Internet connections and the (relativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - File Sharing: Encyclopedia Ii - File Sharing - History
Napster, originally a centralized system, was the first major file-sharing tool and popularized file sharing for the masses. Napster was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia Ii - Bittorrent - Comparison To Other File Sharing Systems
The method used by BitTorrent to distribute files parallels to a large extent the one used by the eDonkey2000 network, but nodes in eDonk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia Ii - Bittorrent - Etiquette
Because BitTorrent relies on the upstream bandwidth of its users — and the more users, the more aggregate bandwidth is available for sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia Ii - Bittorrent - New Developments
The BitTorrent protocol is still under development and therefore may still acquire new features and other enhancements such as improved e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia Ii - Bittorrent - Bittorrent-related Applications
Because of the open nature of the protocol, many clients have been developed that support numerous platforms and written using various pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Media
List of open source software packages - Multimedia codecs / containers / splitters. FLAC LAME Matroska Musepack Ogg Vorbis Xvid List...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Networking And Internet
List of open source software packages - E-mail. GNU Mailman:mailing list software Hula (software) — email and calendaring server KMa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Networks Protocols And Applications
An earlier generation of peer-to-peer systems were called "metacomputing" or were classed as "middleware". These include: Legion, Globus,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Attacks On Peer-to-peer Networks
Many peer-to-peer networks are under constant attack by people with a variety of motives. Examples include: poisoning attacks (e.g. prov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bitzi: Encyclopedia Ii - Bitzi - Usage
Some peer-to-peer file sharing programs, such as LimeWire or Bearshare, offer an option to look up local files or network search results ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Distributed Hash Table: Encyclopedia Ii - Distributed Hash Table - Background
DHT research was originally motivated, in part, by peer-to-peer systems such as Napster, Gnutella, and Freenet, which took advantage of r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bittorrent: Encyclopedia Ii - Bittorrent - Sharing Files
To share a file using BitTorrent, a user creates a .torrent file, a small "pointer" file that contains: the filename, size, and the hash...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Computer Science Perspective
Technically, a completely pure peer-to-peer application must implement only peering protocols that do not recognize the concepts of "serv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Academic Peer-to-peer Network
Recently, developers at Pennsylvania State University, in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Knowledge Initiativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Programming Language Support
List of open source software packages - Integrated development environments. Eclipse Dev-C Plus Plus Code::Blocks KDevelop MonoDevelop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Open Source Software Packages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Open Source Software Packages - Security
List of open source software packages - Anti-virus. ClamAV Open Antivirus List of open source software packages - Encryption. Cros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Operation Of Peer-to-peer Networks
Three major types of P2P network are: Pure P2P: Peers act as clients and server There is no central server managing the network There is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peer-to-peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peer-to-peer - Advantages Of Peer-to-peer Networks
An important goal in peer-to-peer networks is that all clients provide resources, including bandwidth, storage space, and computing power...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Distributed Hash Table: Encyclopedia Ii - Distributed Hash Table - Examples
Distributed hash table - DHT protocols and implementations. Bamboo Bunshin CAN (Content Addressable Network) Chord DKS system Leopard:...   » Read the article