[Mldonkey-users] Re: cannot connect to a server

[Sven Hartge]

richard koppenaal <address@hidden> wrote:

> when ready i was connected to a server and there where 182 servers to
> connect to.

Ok.

> i decided to put some more url 's into my download.ini (webinfo's) so i
> get 7782 servers to connect ,BUT i cannot connect anymore to a server
> for hours edonkey is trying to connect but no succes at all.

I guess, 97% of those servers listed are dead, because they run on a
dynamic IP. Each connection try takes about 5 seconds. Now, to scan
those 7500 dead servers, it takes 7500*5/3600 = about 10 hours.

> so should i get rid of those extra url's ???  

Definatetly. It only hurts your search for open servers and new sources.

> also,i use the latest from pangoo.tar.gz , but i see also an a or an d
> version i hope i only have to install the latest version and not also
> the "a" version  .  there are so many versions :-)

Just always grab the pango-latest.tar.gz. 

S°

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