EDonkey network
PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING NETWORK
Razorback 2; Edonkey Network; EDonkey 2000 network; Edonkey 2000 network; Edonkey2000 network; EDonkey Network; Lugdunum server; Edonkey clients; Razorback2; EDonkey Search engine; Edonkey network; EDonkey2000 network; ED2k network; ED2k protocol; EDonkey protocol
The eDonkey Network (also known as the eDonkey2000 network or eD2k) is a decentralized, mostly server-based, peer-to-peer file sharing network created in 2000 by US developers Jed McCaleb and Sam Yagan that is best suited to share big files among users, and to provide long term availability of files. Like most sharing networks, it is decentralized, as there is no central hub for the network; also, files are not stored on a central server but are exchanged directly between users based on the peer-to-peer principle.