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eMule "waiting" problem.
I recently started using emule. I opened the ports I needed to on my router and unblocked it from windows firewall so I can connect perfectly to servers KAD and I have a high id. I also used their "test ports" option to make sure that I can connect correctly. However I have a problem downloading files from sources.
Ex. I see 10 sources, but only 1 is sending me the file. A majority of the time though, I will see 10 sources and not connect to any, and the file just stays in "waiting" mode. I've left emule running for one day and still no change. Do you guys know what I can do to fix this? Most amazing jew boots |
Usually you can't "fix" that, because the system is working just fine. You need to wait your turn before the people who have the file can send it to you. They only have a certain number of upload slots, so if other people are requesting stuff as well, you just need to wait.
This is why eMule sucks. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Chocobo |
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Most amazing jew boots |
I suppose I should have said that wait times are just one of the plethora of reasons why eMule sucks. Another good reason is the huge number of fake files and fake servers. Also, in absolute terms, I would say bittorent does suck. It just sucks less than eMule. The easiest downloads to snag are those on IRC. If you guys get a good experience out of eMule, that's great. I didn't, and I won't ever bother using it again. It just doesn't seem like a very convenient kind of system. Torrents are much easier, as long as they are seeded. I was speaking idiomatically. |
It really depends on what you're looking for. Personally, I download a bunch of stuff that you'd never find on torrent, and you would *maybe* find after hours of search on DC or Soulseek. What makes Emule slow is also what makes it so great: it's centralized. You have a constant access to everything everyone connected to your server or the KAD network is sharing. This explains the long waiting queues for poorly available things. However, from my personal experience, without ever being as fast as super popular torrents, Emule has always been pretty fast for largely shared files.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
The only things eMule seems to have an advantage over torrents for are: 1) Obscure music. You either look on DC, Soulseek, or eMule for rare and obscure music. Torrents for music seem to be mainly mainstream artists. 2) Anime in languages other than Japanese or English. I've found French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese fansubs on eMule, and never available on torrents. If not those things, would you might telling me (in general term) what you do find eMule best for? I'm not trying to get confontational and suggest that torrents are always better, I'm just genuinely intrigued. FELIPE NO |
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
I always thought eMule was full of spyware. That's why I didn't try it. Maybe I'm wrong. . .
Jam it back in, in the dark. WALK WITH THE DREAMERS,
THE BELIEVERS, THE COURAGEOUS, THE CHEERFUL, THE PLANNERS, THE DOERS, THE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WITH THEIR HEADS IN THE CLOUDS AND THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND. LET THEIR SPIRIT IGNITE A FIRE WITHIN YOU TO LEAVE THIS WORLD BETTER THAN WHEN YOU FOUND IT. |
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I may as well have been.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. WALK WITH THE DREAMERS,
THE BELIEVERS, THE COURAGEOUS, THE CHEERFUL, THE PLANNERS, THE DOERS, THE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WITH THEIR HEADS IN THE CLOUDS AND THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND. LET THEIR SPIRIT IGNITE A FIRE WITHIN YOU TO LEAVE THIS WORLD BETTER THAN WHEN YOU FOUND IT. |
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I was speaking idiomatically. |