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English => aMule Help => Topic started by: Underpass on August 09, 2008, 10:45:24 AM

Title: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: Underpass on August 09, 2008, 10:45:24 AM

Hello,

Don't know if it happened before, but yesterday I compiled and installed aMule 2.2.2 on Debian testing and noticed something strange.

Amongst the clients in my queue there is one (geoip tells me it's not from Italy, where I live) which has the same nickname as mine and the same client version  as mine.
I tried to change nickname and restart aMule: the nickname of the client has changed accordingly.

Moreover, it seems to actually upload some parts from my shared files.

What can it be? Is it some sort of bot?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: myth on August 09, 2008, 01:15:34 PM

There are some mods of eMule copying your nickname, and also modversion (software)...

These are leecher-mods...but nothing "da preoccupparsi" ! :)

Title: Re: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: Underpass on August 09, 2008, 01:18:48 PM

Thanks :)

What are leecher-mods?

P.S. "da preoccuparsi" (to be worried of) is written with only one "p" ;)

Title: Re: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: skolnick on August 13, 2008, 04:16:13 AM

Quote from: Underpass on August 09, 2008, 01:18:48 PM

Thanks :)

What are leecher-mods?

A leecher-mod is an eMule software modified to take advantage of some feauters in an unfair way. They clone your username (among other things) hoping that the mule software you use will upload to the faster. Some mods upload faster when detect community strings in the nick of the requesting clients.

Quote from: Underpass on August 09, 2008, 01:18:48 PM

P.S. "da preoccuparsi" (to be worried of) is written with only one "p" ;)

So is it written "da preoccuarsi" or "da reoccuparsi"? :P I think you meant only one "c"?

Regards.

Title: Re: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: GonoszTopi on August 13, 2008, 08:11:22 AM

Quote from: myth on August 09, 2008, 01:15:34 PM

These are leecher-mods...but nothing "da preoccupparsi" ! :)

Quote from: skolnick on August 13, 2008, 04:16:13 AM

Quote from: Underpass on August 09, 2008, 01:18:48 PM

P.S. "da preoccuparsi" (to be worried of) is written with only one "p" ;)

So is it written "da preoccuarsi" or "da reoccuparsi"? :P I think you meant only one "c"?

I think he meant it with two "p"s, instead of three.

Title: Re: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: Stu Redman on August 17, 2008, 09:53:10 PM

Quote from: myth on August 09, 2008, 01:15:34 PM

There are some mods of eMule copying your nickname, and also modversion (software)...

These are leecher-mods...but nothing "da preoccupparsi" ! :)

Well, I'd say it's rather the answer to some mods which favour some special nicks (nicks containing the name of a releaser group usually).  Auto-adapting a nick is not a leeching functionality. :P

Title: Re: "shadow copy" of myself?
Post by: Underpass on August 24, 2008, 10:17:24 AM

Quote from: GonoszTopi on August 13, 2008, 08:11:22 AM

I think he meant it with two "p"s, instead of three.

Yep, I meant that the word does not contain the double "p". :)

Thanks all for the answers :)