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> Additionally not being able to share images as a feature? I guess everyone will do the three step upload to imgur first. Maybe I'm missing the point here: Bu
by freeflight 8y ago
> Additionally not being able to share images as a feature? I guess everyone will do the three step upload to imgur first.
Maybe I'm missing the point here: But IRC does have a file transfer feature, so what would stop people from sharing images just the same way like plenty of "content" has been shared over IRC?
- leeeeech 8y agoHave you ever tried it? 90% of the time I tried it didn't work, in mirc or irssi.
- rasengan 8y agodcc sends and xdcc bots were pretty influential in the early internet. It definitely works.
- u801e 8y agoIt does require that one open a port in their firewall for it to actually work. xdcc bots usually would indicate which port one needed to open.
- coatmatter 8y agoHaving open ports directly to the internet (by default) with dial up modems (before routers and NAT) used to be such a common practice. Things have changed, haven't they?
- freeflight 8y agoThat's a pretty good point I totally forgot about. Tho couldn't that problem "simply" be solved by updating the protocol to account for these changes?
- freeflight 8y agoIRC used to be a pretty popular distribution channel for Warez, tho it's been like 20 years ago I used it for anything like that.
- koffiezet 8y agodcc and xdcc can only be used to send an image to a single client, so sending an image to a channel is a no-go.