If you want the "best" experience, ignore the lists and configure the client manually.
Manually entering IP addresses is the old-school method, but the modern best practice is to use Server.met links. These are URLs that update automatically. best emule server list
A high-quality server list should:
Since servers are dying, enable KAD (Kademlia) in eMule. KAD is decentralized, requires no server list, and often finds more sources today. If you want the "best" experience, ignore the
To use KAD: