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== File ==

'''Name:''' ''clients.met''

'''Location:''' ''~/.aMule/''

== Description ==

This file stores the [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]] which our [[client]] owes other [[client]]s.

== Format ==

=== Previous notes ===

First of all, have in mind that if there is absolutely anything in this file which doesn't strictly follow it's format rules, the whole file is discarted automatically. So be very carefully when messing around with it.

Also, if the file's version doesn't exactly suit the [[client]]'s supported version (the [[client]] should only support one single version), the whole file will also be discarted.

All numbers in this file are stored in [[little endian]].

=== Into the format ===

The format goes as follows:

*An 8-bits number which specifies the ''cleints.met'' version we're using. [[aMule]] currently supports version ''18'' (''12'' in hexadecimal).
*A 32-bits number specifying the amount of [[client]s listed in the file.

Each [[client]] requires exactly 119 bytes which are organized in the following way:

*The user's [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_a_hash?|hash]], which will be exactly 16 bytes long.
*The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]].
*The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]].
*The Epoch (seconds since '00:00:00 1970-01-01 UTC') date when the [[client]] was last identified (requires 4 bytes).
*The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]].
*The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]].
*Two bytes which are set to anything, since they are reserved for future use.
*A 1-byte number which specifies the size of the [[client]]'s [[SecureIdent]] public [[hash]]]
*Now the [[SecureIdent]] [[hash]] is placed. It must occupy 80 characters, so if it requires less than 80 characters, the rest must be filled with random data.

== Example ==

== Notes ==

If the backup file (''clients.met.BAK'') is larger than the current ''clients.met'' file, the backup file will not be overriden.

[[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]] expire when 12960000 seconds (150 days) have passed without seeing that [[client]].

Almost 4,300 million [[client]]s can be stored in this file (enough, isn't it?)

Each [[client]] is 952 bits (119 bytes) worth ;-)

The maximum size allowed for this file is around 475 GigaBytes (which is way larger the size most filesystems allow for a single file).

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 *The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
 *Two bytes which are set to anything, since they are reserved for future use in future specifications of the file.
-*A 1-byte number which specifies the size of the [[client]]'s [[SecureIdent]] public [[hash]]
+*A 1-byte number which specifies the size of the [[client]]'s [[Secure User Identification|SecureIdent]] public [[hash]]
-*Now the [[SecureIdent]] [[hash]] is placed. It must occupy 80 characters, so if it requires less than 80 characters, the rest must be filled with random data.
+*Now the [[Secure User Identification|SecureIdent]] [[hash]] is placed. It must occupy 80 characters, so if it requires less than 80 characters, the rest must be filled with random data.
 == Example ==
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 00 00 00 <- The 4 higher weight bytes of the total amount of bytes we have downloaded from that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
 E 65 <- Just tandom data. This two bytes are reserved.
-<- This [[client]]'s [[SecureIdent]] public [[hash]] is 56 (0x38) bytes long.
+<- This [[client]]'s [[Secure User Identification|SecureIdent]] public [[hash]] is 56 (0x38) bytes long.
   F4 69 E7 27 34 D7 6A 2F 74 E7 C2 CE E5 89
 65 BB 26 73 24 83 DC 3A 2E 84 24 7A E3
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 == Version ==
 Created by "Unknown User" on 09.03.05 at 23:16<br>
-Updated by Vollstrecker on 23.01.08 at 13:45
+Updated by Vollstrecker on 23.01.08 at 18:48

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 == File ==
 '''Name:''' ''clients.met''
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 == Description ==
+This file stores the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]] which our [[client]] owes other [[client]]s.
-This file stores the [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]] which our [[client]] owes other [[client]]s.
 == Format ==
 === Previous notes ===
 First of all, have in mind that if there is absolutely anything in this file which doesn't strictly follow it's format rules, the whole file is discarted automatically. So be very carefully when messing around with it.
@@ Line 20: / Line 16: @@
 === Into the format ===
 The format goes as follows:
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 Each [[client]] requires exactly 119 bytes which are organized in the following way:
-*The user's [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_a_hash?|hash]], which will be exactly 16 bytes long.
+*The user's [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_hash?|hash]], which will be exactly 16 bytes long.
 *The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
 *The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
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 == Example ==
 Here follows a valid ''clients.met'' file and, right after each field, an explanation of it's contents. Please note that the file's contents are shown in hexadecimal values and all bytes have been separated from each other to make more readable:
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 == Notes ==
 If the backup file (''clients.met.BAK'') is larger than the current ''clients.met'' file, the backup file will not be overriden.
-[[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]] expire when 12960000 seconds (150 days) have passed without seeing that [[client]].
+[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]] expire when 12960000 seconds (150 days) have passed without seeing that [[client]].
 Almost 4,300 million [[client]]s can be stored in this file (enough, isn't it?)
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 The maximum size allowed for this file is around 475 GigaBytes (which is way larger the size most filesystems allow for a single file).

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 *An 8-bits number which specifies the ''cleints.met'' version we're using. [[aMule]] currently supports version ''18'' (''12'' in hexadecimal).
-*A 32-bits number specifying the amount of [[client]s listed in the file.
+*A 32-bits number specifying the amount of [[client]]s listed in the file.
 Each [[client]] requires exactly 119 bytes which are organized in the following way:
 *The user's [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_a_hash?|hash]], which will be exactly 16 bytes long.
-*The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]].
+*The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
-*The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]].
+*The 4 lower bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
-*The Epoch (seconds since '00:00:00 1970-01-01 UTC') date when the [[client]] was last identified (requires 4 bytes).
+*The [[Unix Epoch]] (seconds since '00:00:00 1970-01-01 UTC') date (stored in [[little endian]]) when the [[client]] was last identified (requires 4 bytes).
-*The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]].
+*The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes uploaded to that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
-*The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]].
+*The 4 higher bytes of the 8 bytes number which contains the total amount of bytes downloaded from that [[client]] (in [[little endian]]).
-*Two bytes which are set to anything, since they are reserved for future use.
+*Two bytes which are set to anything, since they are reserved for future use in future specifications of the file.
-*A 1-byte number which specifies the size of the [[client]]'s [[SecureIdent]] public [[hash]]]
+*A 1-byte number which specifies the size of the [[client]]'s [[SecureIdent]] public [[hash]]
 *Now the [[SecureIdent]] [[hash]] is placed. It must occupy 80 characters, so if it requires less than 80 characters, the rest must be filled with random data.
 == Example ==
 == Notes ==