iMule
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 The anonymous eMule |
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| Developer(s) | iMule Team |
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| Stable release | 2.0.1 (February 13, 2012) [±] |
| Development status | Maintained |
| Written in | C++ (wxWidgets) |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Windows, Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Anonymous P2P |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://i2p2.de/ |
iMule (invisible Mule) is a free open source anonymous P2P file sharing software which connects through the anonymous I2P network and the Kad network.[1]
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[edit] Description
iMule is based on the aMule source code and uses the Kad network and the I2P network.[2] The eDonkey network used in eMule and aMule, which connects through servers, has been dropped. iMule downloads and shares files without revealing the IP addresses and identity of its users.
Like aMule, iMule aims to be portable over multiple platforms with the use of the wxWidgets library. Current supported systems include Linux, Mac OS X, various BSD-derived operating systems, Windows and Solaris.
iMule can be downloaded from the official website, mirror sites, and through ed2k links.[3] The official homepage has been down for a long time, but came online in January 2012 with a new version; feel free to use the mirror site to fetch iMule 1.4.7.1 or 2.0.1. This version supports newer wxWidget libraries.
[edit] Stand alone mode
Since v1.2.3, a router program was included inside the source code so no other software is necessary to connect to the I2P network.[4] If the user wants to make use of all the other features of I2P (i.e. : BitTorrent, Gnutella, anonymous emails and websites) the whole package needs to be installed.
Warning : Due to basic translations and bugs, the internal I2P is slow and wastes lots of CPU. Instead, installing the I2P software is really suggested, in order to not use the internal I2P router of iMule.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- iMule home page using an i2p Proxy
- iMule home page (I2P has to be installed)
- download mirror site (Down as of 01/26/2012)
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