i didnt add the .conf file and i still synced and got my coins. why is that?
Probably because of all these nodes that connected to the original.
Here is a list of Connected nodes
addnode=42.115.142.167
addnode=76.105.204.52
addnode=101.176.255.4
addnode=193.192.37.135
addnode=79.157.233.213
addnode=92.62.170.94
addnode=71.180.239.151