To automatically update your eMule server list, you need to configure the addresses.dat file with a valid server list URL
Update strategies
- Periodic polling
- Tip: You can add multiple URLs by separating them with a semicolon
;or by adding them one after another.
✅ Best Practices
- Use only trusted sources (eMule-security, Peerates, Srv1000).
- Enable eMule's server filtering: Options → Security → Filter servers from server.met.
- Manually inspect after first auto-update: Right-click a server → View files – if it shows illicit content, remove that source URL.
- Keep eMule updated (latest official or MorphXT build).
- Use a small parser (Python with bencode or regex for ed2k links) to extract IP:PORT.
Step 1: Accessing the Options
- Open eMule.
- Click on the Options icon (the wrench and screwdriver) in the top toolbar.
- Navigate to the Server tab on the left-hand side.
To keep your eMule server list automatically up-to-date, follow these steps to configure the software to fetch a fresh list every time it starts. 1. Enable Auto-Update at Startup
- Enter 48 (hours) for a balanced approach.
- Enter 24 if you are downloading rare content aggressively.
- Tip: You can add multiple URLs by separating them with a semicolon
- Convert or normalize:
