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DCC2 Protocol for IRC file transfers
Joe_Hypnol writes "I just noticed this bit of news over at IRC Junkie. Looks like a bunch of irc client authors (and even more) are putting their heads together to come up with DCC2, a replacement for the the poorly designed DCC IRC file transfer specification. The old protocol was basically based on a usenet post, but this new one is looking like it'll be a full-blown standard. It's currently an IETF internet working draft. Read the press release at DCC2.org."
To replace the poorly designed IRC protocol?
How about an IETF standard for warez serving bots. I hate learning the different commands for the different bots.
Everyone just joins #consensus.
Just curious: when a bunch of smart authors get together to hammer out a new protocol, what's the best way to come to a consensus? Mailing lists? Blog? Wiki?
Water gun combat. Unless you want to resort to staplers.
They revamped the whole protocol but Ratios weren't mentioned even once. Are they sure this is for IRC?
does this mean i'll be able to get warez even faster?
Right now? Considering there is no dcc2 and its still in the works... the same thing that makes Duke Nukem Forever better than original Duke Nukem.
Sure people do... it goes something like this: :)
boy: hi
girl: hi
boy: asl?
girl: 19/f/someplace
boy: pic?
girl: [dcc send]
Of course feel free to replace girl with [boy pretending to be girl]
will it compile with gcc3? :)
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How is this off-topic, the new protocol uses XML, we are discussing that protocol... it couldn't be MORE on-topic! Do you even know what the topic is?
Shhhh! Don't give em any ideas!
"Is DCC used by anyone else but file pirates and music traders?"
Of course. It's used for sending pictures, so people can see who they're chatting with.
It's used to send drafts of collaborative documents.
It's used for anything that you'd use email attachments for (when the file is too big to send by email, and you don't want to wait for a carrier-pidgeon or setup an FTP server)
It's used by terrorists to DCC blocks of semtex to each other without having to meet
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IRC is a chat protocol by default, not a file-share protocol. Use GNUNet or BitTorrent or Konspire2B if you want to distribute music efficiently
How to fuck up any software project: Add XML
For bonus fuck ups, write it in Java.
Ha!
As a Post office worker, all I have to say is, just fucking wonderful, all the post office needs is a better package delivery system, to bring in more scum, and drag the post office down even more. The post office is for writing letters, and while it's nice to have a way to send packages (like on most letter carriers), it's gotten out of hand, and it's doing nothing but hurting us letter writers.