goku33 wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:25 pm
Do you find a lot of stuff through eMule search? I wonder if I will find lost tv shows that aired 15years ago
Gee, how can something from 2008 be lost already?
I was looking for shows that aired 40 years ago, and have only been videotaped by collectors.
I don't do as much eMule searching as I used to, but yes I find useful results. I have encountered TV shows there, though I have only rarely looked for them. When I did, I sometimes DID find results taken from VHS. I am pretty sure that emule search only gives results for current or recently shared files; as files stop being shared they eventually disappear from the search results. (How long this takes I do not know.) Therefore, it is more common to find more popular shows, and the files are usually taken from streaming sites. In this respect I think eMule is similar to torrents. With those, you have to go to the torrent tracker sites that also feature vintage uploads of SD material, and not just the latest HD material.
I believe you have said you use usenet, which I have not tried yet myself. I would think old TV shows might be something frequently found there? One limitation of eMule search is that you only find file names and sizes. You have already noted how the titles are often not as descriptive as you would like. The best way to find out more information about a specific file is on sites that routinely post the ed2k links. FLM is the only one *I* know of that does that. On other sites I see OCCASIONAL eMule use, but mostly they use torrent or direct-download.
The big problem with eMule is the same as with torrents: if people are no longer actively sharing files, you need to be a member of some site with similar interests where you can ask for a reshare. On FLM you can ask people to reshare older FLM Releases, and BOOM there it is (usually within a day or two). For ancient TV shows, someone MAY have a RAID from which they continually share their favorite old programs. If not, you would need to be a member of a site that lists TV shows and has the ability to field requests for reshares. I do not know of any for general interest TV shows, I am just saying.
There are some FLM members who have a RAID and share their thousands of files all the time. You can only download one file per source at a time, however. Downloading multiple files requires multiple sources.
goku33 wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:41 pm
This is again a case where I just would love to know the
actual Source of Night‘s 3 GB eMule Release - Because if I know it is a Copy from Amazon ...
I have to admit I can see the logic of your interest in the source. But as I think about it, I have to wonder if pirates should really advertise the source of their stolen goods. Should they brazenly tell the world "Ha ha, I got this from Amazon!"? Or should they just put "WebDL" and let Amazon believe that it was stolen from one of its competitors? Of course watching an emuled file and seeing the Netflix logo at the beginning kind of gives it away.
For this movie I left the filename exactly as I found it, Cyrillic included. So I am afraid that I can not provide any enlightenment. And you will NEVER get the entire world of traffickers in pirated entertainment to subscribe to a mutually-agreed-upon naming convention, right? It is not like they are overwhelmingly in favor of rules. That would be like getting a shipful of scurvy knaves to extend their pinkies while drinking tea. Arrrrrh!
c4po wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:28 pm
the page is legit and a good source for small filesize & decent quality movies, though I advise you to disable javascript there, the popups are really obnoxious.
I don't have any idea how to function without java.
But a good adblocker will also work to get rid of the popups, which I hate also.