Introduction of Edonkey,Emule

eMule is a peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows. Started in May 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000, eMule now connects to both the eDonkey network and the Kad network. The distinguishing features of eMule are the direct exchange of sources 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.

Protocol Summary and Ports Range of Edonkey,Emule

Edonkey(Emule) uses TCP and UDP to connect to eD2K and Kad networks. Port 4242 is used for login. If this port can not be reached, it will try other ports(4099, 4662, 4672...). It can also use UDP ports(4672,12155) to transfer files if TCP connection can not be established. HTTP, SOCK4 and SOCK5 proxy servers are also supported.

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Products Supported by WFilter

• Emule (   Up to version "v0.50a"   )
• EMule VeryCD (   Up to version "1.2.0"   )

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