XDCC is still alive and kicking.
reddit / irc

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DStoo · 2016-01-10 16:52

It had been a while since I used IRC for getting anything, thought I
would check if it was still available:

    16:14 [mircphantom] DCC received file
     ********.mkv [599MB] from [HaDeS]
     in 00:02:38 [3882.19kB/s]

[XDCC Downloading For Beginners](http://theloadguru.com/xdcc-irc-
beginners-guide/)

Search engine: http://sunxdcc.com/

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funknut · 2016-01-11 05:01

Wonder if IRC consortium will create a distributed model.

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zodman · 2016-01-11 13:51

I can download anime from rizon more faster than nyaa.se

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j4jackj · 2016-01-24 02:18

"irc consortium" [6 seconds of almost uninterrupted milliwatt]

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funknut · 2016-01-24 05:38

Er, it's about as close to a consortium as they could have, I guess.
IRCv3.

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Saber_UK · 2016-01-29 23:46

IRCv3 contributor here, making IRC distributed would require the
entire protocol to be redesigned because IRC is inherently a client-
server protocol. If you're going to do that you might as well redesign
the entire protocol.

I'd also discourage people from doing illegal things over IRC. Its
annoying enough convincing antivirus manufacturers that our InspIRCd
Windows binaries are not malware as-is without having to deal with the
copyright nazis as well.

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funknut · 2016-01-30 11:51

Nah, I mean XDCC itself, but honestly I was mostly saying it in jest.
It baffles me that there are still XDCC search engines 15 years later.
Thanks for your effort and devotion to an open standard and the
interesting project. I'm honestly not even aware of what to expect
from it, but I do plan on continuing to support it with my ongoing
attention, at the very least.

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ctcp · 2016-01-31 15:39

Shut up! Don't advertise it. Don't make it mass-compatible. It's too
small and complicated (not profitable) for the MPAA. Let's keep it
that way.

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DStoo · 2016-01-31 17:42

It is, and always has been a game of whack a mole.

And the harder they hit, the better stuff we get to get around them.