eDonkey2000
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eDonkey2000 (nicknamed "ed2k") was a peer-to-peer file sharing application developed by US company MetaMachine (Jed McCaleb and Sam Yagan), using the Multisource File Transfer Protocol. It supported both the eDonkey2000 network and the Overnet network.
Key facts
- Software.name
- eDonkey2000
- Software.title
- eDonkey2000
- Software.logo
- EDonkey2000 logotype.gif
- Software.logo size
- 186px
- Software.screenshot
- EDonkey2000 screenshot.png
- Software.screenshot size
- 270px
- Software.developer
- MetaMachine
- Software.discontinued
- yes
- Software.latest release version
- 1.4.6
- Software.latest release date
- 2006
- Software.operating system
- Cross-platform
- Software.genre
- Peer-to-peer
- Software.license
- Freeware
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- eDonkey2000 network
- Early history and design
- eDonkey2000 client
- eDonkey sued by RIAA
- See also
- References
- External links
eDonkey2000 (nicknamed "ed2k") was a peer-to-peer file sharing application developed by US company MetaMachine (Jed McCaleb and Sam Yagan), using the Multisource File Transfer Protocol. It supported both the eDonkey2000 network and the Overnet network.
On September 28, 2005, eDonkey was discontinued following a cease and desist letter from the RIAA.
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