Why do people use this network?

I seriously want to know. The queues are so long that I have to wait weeks before I get anything. Even when I do, I am automatically shoved back to #4981 after about five or so megs downloaded. False servers with bogus files outnumber the decent ones, and every user I've ever contacted is a serial leecher. Connection speeds are roughly 0.02 KB/s

Yet, despite all of that, this is the most popular network. Yes, I can see why people wouldn't use, say, fasttrack or bittorrent instead, but there are much better networks for free. I can get a download speed of 98.4 KB/s that last until the file is done after about two minutes of queues in Gnutella2, but, for some arcane reason, everyone decided to upload all their files onto the edonkey network.

Everyone I've asked has said things around the lines of "Well, yeah, it blows, but it's the only network with good files, so suck it up." Why, in that case, don't people simply take the files and put them on better networks?

There must be a reason to use this bloated, festering thing. Please tell me what it is.

The only reason I use it is to get the rare items you wont find anywhere else. Ive always tried to stay on razorback2 is its the best out of the bunch. I make sure ports are fowarded correctly because if theyre not most of the better servers like razorback2 wont even let you on and if they do you wont be seen properly and your ul will be shit so your seen as a leech and then your dl will suck or something to that effect. Generally even the rare item can be got in a day although Ive found that the weekends are the best times on the network...

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Originally Posted by RealitY

The only reason I use it is to get the rare items you wont find anywhere else.

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You and everyone else. :cry1:

But, if the only reason is to get rare files, why is this the most poopular network? What appeals to people so much that they use it above all others?

Its simple...

It has some of the most rare stuff.Take a month or two to get it but in the end you get it.I dont suggest it for some thing you might want,but for something you really want then this is it.

Yes.. the waiting game rocks..

i rarely have to wait long for files, in fact they dl very fast most the time, i've been using it over a year and will never go anywhere else ;)

some ss of my high speed dl last night..

http://66image.com/out.php/t482_ed2khigh.gif

http://66image.com/out.php/t483_ed2khigh2.gif

for me, it is very good to find textbooks and solutions manuals!!

I use 4 things simultaneously, actually,.
- Kaaza Lite k++
- Emule
- BitTorrent
- Shareza

Everyone of them uses different networks. But I use them when I have nothign to surf.

Its very good for rare files as each person on the network shares different things and it never goes away like Bitorrent and it doesnt have fakes like Kazaa and it'll develop your patience!!

BTW

What client have you tried? The standard Emule is nowhere near as good as the mod Emule Morph XT. You have to share something obviously but at first it will be slow because you need to become a High ID user, after that no problems. If you share then your queues, will be very short and I dont know about 56k but, with cable its pretty fast.

P.S. [And also you have to set your upload rate to about 80% of your Download Rate, I think Morph XT already does this in the newuser startup guide...]

yes , eMule is very good for rare files but also good for the newer ones , i have seen that sometimes latest stuff are seen there even before the torrents ... tho its slow but its still one of the best around , far better than Gnutella Network ... but the problem nowadays is that there have been many fake servers around

Bitorrent and Emule are each on the other side of the spectrum, they compliment eachother perfectly. Bittorrent delivers new releases with high speed but the variety of the files is very limited unless you know a lot trackers I don't know of. Emule is just the huge library where everything get thrown in and is perfect for rare stuff. You really can't expect fast downloads if each user is sharing hundreds or thousands of files at the same time.
There is one rule to follow with Emule: Just leave it running 24/7. The creditsystem in Emule is pretty good and you can further help speeding up your downloads if you set your currently downloading files to "Release" upload priority.

I can also testify for getting rare stuff on the eMule network. Atm I'm getting something that is basically no longer existant on the BT networks.

Oh and yes, the speeds do suck. The speeds very suck.

Another rare files person here... :)

Emule is definately the place to get really old stuff, like corny 1970's sci fi :blushing:

my prefs:
emule: rare stuff, slow
azureus: common stuff, new stuff, big files. fast!
limewire pro: common stuff. fast!

the networks is very slow and you can never get anything.

For old stuff and things far too obscure to ever have hit BT. Besides I do not mind waiting a couple of days for something (years of dealing with the administration have given me a patience of Dalai-Lama-esque proportions :01: ).

I get all my music off Oink, having got an invite from a kind soul on here. Am I missing out by not exploring things like EMule or DC++? The choice on Oink is pretty great, a fair few rarities, and most everything seems to come round on there eventually, and dls can be pretty fast- new Franz Ferdinand took four and a half minutes, Soulseek was never like this. But maybe I should explore.

The speed may be slow, but the choice outweighs it. Plenty of stuff, especially rare and professional.

i stick with it because it's one of the best programs to use to get asian stuff aside from torrents

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i rarely have to wait long for files, in fact they dl very fast most the time, i've been using it over a year and will never go anywhere else ;)

some ss of my high speed dl last night..

http://66image.com/out.php/t482_ed2khigh.gif

http://66image.com/out.php/t483_ed2khigh2.gif

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What a crap imagehost is that?! :blink:

"Please wait 20 seconds" before i can see the image :frusty:

on Edonkey queues are very short usually, unlike emule, and you start downloading almost immediately. Also, you can find rare stuff

First off grab a decent mod like morph xt with the kad function
Secondly grad this server list : http://www.gruk.org/list.php , just put the url in the options part and let emule dl it

Thirdly u will need to set the options correctly , just play with the settings till speeds get better , dont forget the more u ul the quicker u will get to the start of the queues but dont use all of your ul speed otherwise u will block the dl speed , set it to about 75% of max maybe 80%

also dont try to dl 2000 things at once lol then it will take forever , dl say like 20 files with about 10 finished ones in your incomming folder


edit : that server list does not have any fake servers on it also those servers on it are about the best ones out there