cant open eDonkey

[aElien]

is anyone getting this error lately ?

The eDonkey2000 network is no longer available. Please see edonkey.com for more details

following by the uninstall window for eDonkey ?

 

[KingKrool]

eDonkey no longer exists. They have some sort of agreement with the RIAA et al. Use emule instead.

 

[sunbiz_3000]

yes....after the RIAA agreement I guess a few ed2k servers also shut down. I guess the Razorback2 which was the largest server also was shutdown during the same time!!

 

[KingKrool]

Razorback2 was "taken down" by the RIAA. That wasn't part of the edonkey deal. It doesn't matter though, emule is pretty decentralized, and with kad they take that further.

 

[PoBoy]

Firm behind eDonkey to pay $30 million - Yahoo! News

The firm behind popular online file-sharing software eDonkey has agreed to pay $30 million to avoid potential copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
Since then, the operators of BearShare, i2Hub, WinMX, and Grokster have reached similar agreements.
The eDonkey Web site on Tuesday featured a message from the company telling visitors that the eDonkey2000 Network was no longer available, and a warning that people who steal music or movies are breaking the law.
The message concluded with "Goodbye Everyone."
Several file-sharing services have yet to reach settlements with the recording industry, including Warez P2P, Limewire and Soulseek.
In August, the recording companies filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the firm behind LimeWire. That case is pending.

 

[thexfactor]

Doesn't edonkey use gnutella network, if so try any other client that connects to gnutella like Ares.