How do I set folders to share in HexChat?
reddit / irc

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Up2Eleven · 2020-12-20 02:39

I go to some channels and they say I must be sharing, which I'm happy
to do. I just have no idea how. Also, how do I get "voiced" (get a +
by my nick)?

Thanks!

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nawcom · 2020-12-20 05:27

There's no real file sharing protocol on IRC through an IRC client in
the same way other p2p sharing works - what you do is either send or
receive files on demand with the `/dcc send ${user to send file to}
filename` and `/dcc get {user to receive file from} filename`
commands. With HexChat you can set a default directory where files you
receive get saved to.

Making a list of files shown as available involves scripts that
respond to text triggers from other people in order to show that you
have files available to send, as well as the ability to send the file
automatically when called by someone else. This is referred to as
[XDCC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XDCC)

There are better irc clients out there that have a more friendly
interface for manually sending and receiving files over irc in a basic
manner, but running an XDCC bot or script is something different.
That's why i'm curious what they're specifically asking for regarding
the "sharing" requirement. Google and check out other clients. Though
I'm not a fan of mIRC I remember it being a bit more friendly
regarding DCC send/get graphical dialogs for manually transferring
files, at least compared to HexChat.

Being voiced is a mode set to a user in a channel and can be used to
control a person's abilities in the channel,  that might be basically
to be able to chat there, or for other privileges like being able to
interact with bots there. The people operating the channel decide who
gets that.

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Up2Eleven · 2020-12-20 05:45

I'm more familiar with Soulseek where you can basically specify
folders that people can access and grab what they want. Is there any
way to do that via IRC without having to set up bots and all of that?

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rro99 · 2020-12-20 23:17

Like he said, filesharing isn't a thing in IRC. You're describing an
FTP server. Your best bet is to run one and hand out the link.