Irc file share

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IRC spans a network of thousands of servers, each hosting a number of chat rooms. Some of them are dedicated to file sharing, populated by bots offering files for download. A user can request the desired file from a bot by sending a special request command as a private message. Fortunately, a number of specialized search engines have been developed, such as ixIRC.

A search on one of these engines will provide you with the IRC network, channel and name of the bot, as well as the identity number of the desired file. You can then use that information to connect to the channel via your IRC client see below and request the file from the bot.

Figure : mIRC can seem a muddle, but a chat room exists for almost every topic imaginable. First, navigate to the search engine of your choice and enter the desired file name. Search results will contain a list of bots hosting the desired file, containing their name, channel and network, as well as the file packet number.

Some of the search engines have the functionality to start your mIRC client and connect to the selected channel automatically.

If you choose to connect manually, you will need to input the server name into your mIRC client. Add the server name you saved from the search engine listing. Then select the server and connect. In the popup window, select the desired channel. Once a connection has been established, use the following message to request the file from the bot:.

If all goes well, your download will start immediately. If your download started correctly but was interrupted, that could mean that the bot has gone offline during the transfer bad luck. You can either wait for it to come back online — most XDCC bots support resuming downloads — or try to request the same file from a different bot. It could also mean that you violated some custom channel rule. Subject These are smaller networks that concentrate on a particular topic, such as computers or health.

Local These are small networks, often centered within a particular geographical region or country; they are popular in non—English-speaking countries. Once you find an IRC network you want to connect to, you need to find a server that belongs to that particular IRC network. IRC client programs typically store a list of servers that you can choose from, as shown in Figure Once you find a server that connects you to a particular IRC network, your next step is to find a particular channel to visit.

Rather than force everyone to chat within one big network, IRC networks divide everyone into different channels, where you can chat with others. Channels will typically cater to different interests—from sailing and Linux programming to pornography and music piracy.

While most channels are open to the public, you can also create private ones. That way you can invite and block people from these private channels, just as you would a private club, and within these private channels you can share files that you might not want other people to know you have. Most IRC networks contain hundreds of different channels. To find a particular channel that caters to your interests, visit an IRC search engine, such as the following:.

For example, if you enter MP3 into SearchIRC, you can find a list of channels and networks where people discuss and presumably trade MP3 files, videos, and software, as shown in Figure Figure An IRC search engine can help you find a specific IRC network and channel where people are trading music, movies, or games.

File server bots essentially automate the process of sharing files through an IRC channel without forcing the person sharing the files to constantly monitor an IRC channel and respond to file requests manually. Search for the type of file you want, such as the name of a particular movie Spider-Man 2 or song title, or just a generic description of what type of file you want to find, such as the phrase MP3.

The IRC search engine will display a list of IRC networks, channel names, and files currently offered for copying, as shown in Figure Once you see a file that you want, you have to tell your IRC client program to connect to the listed IRC network and the particular channel where the files are being traded.

In Figure , the Absurd-IRC network and the mad-mp3 channel is where you can find an MP3 file of a song by Nirvana, identified by its pack number, The preceding command tells the file server bot to start sending you file While this process may seem complicated, most IRC search engines let you click on the song you want such as pack 32 , which automatically copies the correct command needed to start downloading the song. Just switch to the correct IRC network and channel, and paste the command into the IRC channel to start downloading your file.