Is Direct Connect still 'a thing'? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by ErwinLottemann@feddit.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I remember using it a lot a few years ago in the early 2000s and I wonder if that's still used...?

If it is, which client should one be using?

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[-] noisypine@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

I use it, but due to it being more cumbersome, I go to IRC first. If I can't find it on IRC, I can usually get it from DC++.

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

How do you search files on IRC? You're joking, right?

[-] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

There are IRC/XDCC search engines. I don't know their exact method of scraping IRC servers, but they kinda work.

Also, if you know the right servers and channels, most have some kind of search index or bot.

[-] noisypine@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Not joking. There are sites like sunxdcc for searching from the web, and otherwise, !s in chats to search. Works great, honestly.

[-] highduc@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure if joking or...? If you're joking it went over my head :)

[-] noisypine@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Not joking. This all works, probably a lot better than you may think.

[-] pirate@lemmy.fmhy.net 0 points 1 year ago

Are you using xdcc.eu or sunxdcc.com, or are you searching directly through IRC on each of your preferred servers?

[-] noisypine@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Little bit of both. Usually I start with sunxdcc and xdcc.eu, but if I can't find it, I search in the chats. Sometimes not all packs are listed and the search engines.

[-] pirate@lemmy.fmhy.net 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the answer. That's mostly been my strategy as well. Sunxdcc has some stuff indexed that xdcc.eu is missing, it seems. Do you know of any networks/channels that are not even indexed by these sites?