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> earlier people ripped their own CDs, DVDs, magazine scans, digitized their VHS, recorded shows with their TV card etc. and shared these files. For that, you
by Semaphor 6y ago
> earlier people ripped their own CDs, DVDs, magazine scans, digitized their VHS, recorded shows with their TV card etc. and shared these files.
For that, you want Direct Connect [0]. As a one sentence pitch: IRC for file sharing ;)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Connect_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Connect_(protocol)
- masklinn 6y agoOr just share magnet links over IRC….
- mmm_grayons 6y agoThere's still an XDCC warez scene, too. Most of the servers are hacked computers, though, and some people have ethical issues with that.