EDonkey2000

eDonkey2000
Developer(s)MetaMachine
Initial releaseSeptember 6, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-06)
Final release
1.4.6 / 2006
Operating systemCross-platform
TypePeer-to-peer
LicenseFreeware

eDonkey2000 (nicknamed "ed2k") was a peer-to-peer file sharing application developed by US company MetaMachine (Jed McCaleb and Sam Yagan),[1][2][3] using the Multisource File Transfer Protocol. It supported both the eDonkey2000 network and the Overnet network.

On September 28, 2005, eDonkey was discontinued following a cease and desist letter from the RIAA.

  1. ^ "A Hard Ride for eDonkey". Bloomberg.com. October 24, 2005.
  2. ^ "Nouveau client officiel eDonkey et interview". Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVITE : Interview du créateur d'eDonkey !". May 3, 2002.