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| Developer(s) | MetaMachine |
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| Initial release | September 6, 2000 |
| Final release | 1.4.6
/ 2006 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Peer-to-peer |
| License | Freeware |
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.
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- ^ "EXCLUSIVITE : Interview du créateur d'eDonkey !". May 3, 2002.