Software Update: eMule 0.40a10 Kademlia Public Test

The eMule development team is busy developing a brand new file sharing network. This was chosen because they have a number of comments have on the current eDonkey2000 and Overnet network. This network will be based on the Kademlia design but with some adjustments of its own. Version 0.40a10 Kademlia Public Test has recently been released and contains the first introduction to the new network. The complete changelog is here after reading, the development team let us know the following:

I studied the Overnet network very hard and created a Overnet compatable eMule client. (Minus lowID support).. After looking at it very hard, I saw some issues with the Overnet protocol that I didn’t like. With the network not being ours, I also wouldn’t be able to change it without breaking Overnet protocol.. So, we as a team decided to do our own protocol with a modified form of Kademlia..

For those that understand Kademlia, the concept looks just fine on paper. But in a pratical environment, the paper doesn’t hold very well.. Therefore, I have tried to modify it a bit. Since this is the first real test of the client, these modifications may or may not work and will be adjusted as the test continues.. So, if you are willing to participate in the test, please update as often as possible..[break]The downloads are currently only available as ED2K links:
eMule0.40a10.zip
eMule0.40a10.-sourceszip
eMule0.40a10LangDlls.zip