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Ed2k link

2005-07-18T00:26:42Z

200.164.175.37: Correct typo.

== [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|eD2k]] links ==

[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|eD2k]] links are links which refer to some file or server in the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|eD2k network]].

They have the follwing format:

''ed2k://|TYPE|REST-OF-FIELDS|/''

Note that each field is separated from the others by a pipe character (''|'').

This are the meanings of each field:

*''ed2k://'' -> This is the protocol handler. It shows that the link refers to an [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|eD2k]] file.
*TYPE -> This indicates the kind of link it is. It's value might be ''file'' when it refers to a file, or ''server'' when it refers to a server.
*REST-OF-FIELDS -> This fields will depend on the type of link it is (describbed below).

== File links ==

This links add a file to your download list.

They have the follwing format:

''ed2k://|file|NAME|SIZE|[[MD4_hash|MD4-HASH]]|/''

*NAME -> This will contain the name of the file the link is refering to.
*SIZE -> This field contains the size of the file in bytes.
*[[MD4_hash|MD4-HASH]] -> This field contains the [[MD4_hash|MD4-Hash]] of the file.

Adittionally, some other fields can be added after the [[MD4_hash|MD4-HASH]] field. Here are some (this fields are extensible depending on the client you are using):
*PartHashes -> It will show the [[MD4_hash|MD4 hash]] of each [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]] in the file. It's format is ''p='''hash1''':'''hash2''':'''hash3''''' with as many hashes as the file needs.
*Sources -> It informs about possible known [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]] of the file. It's format is ''sources,'''source1-IP''':'''source1-Port''','''source2-IP''':'''source2-Port''','''source3-IP''':'''source3-Port''''' with as many sources as desired.
*URLs -> It may happen that the file in the link can be downloaded from some URL. In such cases, it can be told in the link by putting a field like ''s=URL'' and if more than one URL must be written, each will be indicated in a separate field.
*Root Hash -> The [[Root Hash]] of the file (please read about [[AICH]] to know what a [[Root Hash]] is) may be specified in the link by putting a filed like ''h=RootHash''

== Server links ==

This links add a server (the specified server in the server link) to your serverlist.

They have the follwing format:

''ed2k://|server|IP|PORT|/''

*IP -> IP of the server to connect to.
*PORT -> Port where the server is listening for incomming [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|eD2k]] connections

== Serverlist links ==

This links add a whole serverlist to your current serverlist if you had one. It will just be used as your serverlist if you had no preious serverlist.

They have the follwing format:

''ed2k://|serverlist|ADDRESS|/''

*ADDRESS -> Full address to the serverlist file (including the serverlist's filename).

Napster

2005-07-17T21:05:59Z

200.164.175.37: Correct typos.

[http://www.napster.com Napster] was developped in May 1999 by [http://www.time.com/time/poy2000/pwm/fanning.html Shawn Fanning] for people to share music files over the his school's network. The program turned into a real phenomena and turned [http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/techinf/layer3 MP3] into a standard digutal music format.<br>
[http://www.napster.com Napster] came under legal trouble and it's central server was shut down by court order due to copyrighted material being shared on it's network.

The program was bought by [http://www.bertelsmann.com Bertelsmann AG (BMG)] and is undergoing a new commercial stragety.

[http://www.napster.com Napster]'s concept has inspired a whole generation of file-sharing applications.

An open source project, [[OpenNapster]], is being nowadays actively developped in order to continue the [http://www.napster.com Napster] saga.

'''NOTE:''' [[aMule]] is a '''separate''' project and is '''not''' related to [http://www.napster.com Napster] in any way. More over, [[aMule]] does '''not''' support this protocol.

2005-07-17T20:34:54Z

200.164.175.37: correct the typo "si" by "is"

In a [[P2P]] context, ''share'' is what is meant by [[upload]]ing and [[download]]ing [[file]]s.

This is, any [[client]] [[upload]]ing a [[file]] (or at least letting other people to [[download]] it from it, even if no other [[client]] is doing so at that very moment), is sharing that file.

The [[P2P]] world is based on that: [[upload]]ing and [[download]]ing [[file]]s continously to make sure they are always running around the internet and so, can be [[download]]ed by any [[client]] at any time.

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