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== [http://www.amule.org aMule]: The [http://www.amule.org all-platform Mule] ==
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[[aMule]] stands for ''all-platform [[Mule]]''.
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[http://www.amule.org aMule] is an [[eMule]]-like client for the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|ed2k network]], supporting multiple platforms.
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Currently (officially) supported platforms include:
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*[http://www.kernel.org Linux]
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*[http://www.bsd.org *BSD]:
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**[http://www.freebsd.org FreeBSD]
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**[http://www.openbsd.org OpenBSD]
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**[http://www.netbsd.org NetBSD]
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*[http://www.sun.com/solaris Solaris]
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*[http://www.apple.com/macosx MacOS X]
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*[http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows]
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*[http://www.microsoft.com/xbox XBox]
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*Other *nix platforms are known to be supported allthough unofficially
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Work is underway to add support for [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Microsoft Windows].
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[http://www.amule.org aMule] is entirely [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free], it's sourcecode released under the [[AMule_Project_FAQ:Copyrights|GPL]] just like [[eMule]], and includes no adware or spyware as is often found in proprietary [[P2P]] applications.
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[http://www.amule.org aMule] is built upon the [[wxWidgets]] (formely [[wxWidgets|wxWindows]]) toolkit, which enables it to support multiple platforms.
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All [http://www.amule.org aMule] [[dependencies|requirements]] are listed [[dependencies|here]].
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== History ==
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[http://www.amule.org aMule] was forked from the [[xMule]] project (formely known as [[lMule]]) back in september 2003, though now has less and less resemblance with the [[client]] that sired it.
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== Features ==
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=== *[[Mule]] features ===
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[http://www.amule.org aMule] has most features of the [[eMule]] [[Client|client]]. These include:
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* [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] and [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_Kademlia?|Kademlia]] support.
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* [http://www.amule.org aMule] is currently availabe in 28 languages.
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* Support for [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|Source]] Exchange in order to find sources for files more efficently.
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* Large queues and the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credit system]] helps to ensure that everyone will get the file they want and rewards those who activly upload to other users.
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* Support for the the compressed transfers and server communication (using [http://www.gzip.org/zlib zlib]), which means faster transfers for compressable files and less strain on [[Server|servers]].
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* Support for [[Secure_User_Identification|Secure Identification]], which insures that your user hash can't be stolen in order to inpersonate your [[client]].
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* Support for [[IPFilter|IP-Filters]] so that you can keep known bad IPs from connecting to you.
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* You can have the traditional progress bar for transfers, percents completed or both.
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* [http://www.amule.org aMule] supports systrays for both [http://www.gnome.org Gnome], [http://www.kde.org KDE] and other window managers.
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* Supports [[Signature|Online Signatures]], so you can brag about using aMule.
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* Checks against aggressive [[Client|clients]].
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* Uses [[MD4 hash]]es to find [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]] and ensure that the file macthes the original copies of the file, in order to avoid corruption.
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* [[ICH|Intelligent Corruption Handler (ICH)]] and [[AICH]] helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.
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* Auto priorities and source management allow you to start many downloads without having to monitor them.
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* The Preview function allows you to look at your videos and archives before they are completed. For video previewing, [http://www.mplayerhq.hu MPlayer] or [http://xine.sourceforge.net Xine] are recommended but [http://www.videolan.org Video Lan Client] should work too.
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* Support for categories so that you can organize your downloads.
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* To find the files you want, [http://www.amule.org aMule] offers a lot of search possibilities, which are:
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** [[Server]]s (local and global) and of course direct integration in your favourite browser for easy click-and-download (with [[ed2k link|ed2k:// links]]).
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* Messaging and [[Friend|Friends]] system:
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** You can send messages to other [[client]]s and add them as [[Friend|friends]].
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* [http://www.amule.org aMule] supports updating the [[Server|server]] list from an URL during run-time or startup.
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* [http://www.amule.org aMule] can also update it's [[server]] list as it connects to other [[client]]s.
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* [[PowerShare]] function: better handling of your shared files (release).
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=== [http://www.amule.org aMule] specific features ===
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* [[Multiplatform]]
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* [[Proxy]] support.
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* Boolean search (''AND'', ''OR'', ''NOT'')
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* Checks against [[aggressive client]]s.
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* Complete [[External Connections]] protocol from scratch.
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* [[aMuleGUI|Remote GUI]] (for [[FAQ_amuled|aMuled]]).
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* [[FAQ_aMule#What_is_slot_allocation?|Slot allocation]] allows you to specify how many you wish to upload to at once. For example, if you have 20 kb/s for your maximum upload, you can set [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_slot?|slot]] allocation to 10 kb/s which means that you will upload to two users with 10 kb/s each.
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* The [[aMuleCMD|amulecmd]] command line interface, [[aMuleCMD|amulecmdDLG]] as a graphical command line interface, [[aMuleWeb]] for browser interface and others. All of them work both locally and from remote [[client]]s. '''NOTE:''' [[aMuleCMD|amulecmd]] and [[aMuleCMD|amulecmdDLG]] also work in [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows]! You can control your [http://www.kernel.org Linux] box from your office's [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows] ;)
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* Fast [[ed2k link|ED2K Links]] handler at the bottom of every page (can be disabled on Preferences).
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* Save 5 [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]] on rare files (<20 sources).
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* Default file permissions for completed downloads.
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* Multiple filesystems support
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* Version updates checks
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=== Planned features ===
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* Skins support.
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* Disk allocation for incomplete files.
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* [http://www.php.org PHP] (specific implementation) support in [[aMuleWeb]]
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* and and and ..
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 22 January 2008