EMule

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is eMule.

In computing, eMule is a peer to peer file sharing application that works with the eDonkey network and offers more features than the standard eDonkey client. eMule is open source software released under the GNU General Public License. It runs on the Microsoft Windows operating systems.

The distinguishing features of eMule are the direct exchange of links between client nodes, fast recovery of corrupted downloads and the use of a credit system, to reward frequent uploaders. Furthermore eMule transmits data in (Zlib-)compressed form to save bandwidth.

Recent versions (v0.40+) of eMule have their own implementation of the Kademlia-network, which does not rely on central servers as the eDonkey network does.

The eMule client is a Windows application; its code forms the basis for the Linux clients, xMule and aMule.