irc newb here, do i need a vpn for irc p2p channels?
reddit / irc

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Peckchamp · 2022-02-03 20:54

i have tried looking around for the answer but i cant find anything

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Robosham · 2022-02-03 22:02

By p2p channels. ...do you mean DCC?

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Peckchamp · 2022-02-03 22:39

i saw some channels with the p2p in the name so maby?

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ByGollie · 2022-02-03 22:40

IRC DCC means that anything transferred is directly between you and 1
other person. Nobody else is aware that you're obtaining the item.

With torrents you're announcing that you have movie/tv show/etc. in
question to the world and you're connecting to dozens or hundreds of
other peers - any of which could be a RIAA/MPAA narc.

A long-winded way of saying - no, you don't need a VPN specifically
for IRC.

If you already have a VPN for other uses, then there's no harm in
running IRC through it.

Now some IRC channels (i'm thinking ebooks) require that you announce
your request in public where all members of the channel can see what
you're requesting.

A really small percentage use FSERVE, which doesn't require that you
announce your request.

Also, even tho most IRC servers use SSL for encryption, i'm unsure if
that applies to direct connection between 2 users either.

Again, only your ISP could read the contents (if unencrypted). And
again, most wouldn't give a damn

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Peckchamp · 2022-02-03 22:54

thanks

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ramjithunder24 · 2022-02-05 02:07

Hi, could you recommend some IRC clients where DCC works? I've tried
to get some files over DCC in KiwiIRC but I'm not sure how to do it.
Thanks!

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ByGollie · 2022-02-05 08:20

mIRC and  HexChat both work well, but you typically have to go into
the settings and enable acceptance of file transfers (prevents
unsolicited files being sent)


https://www.mirc.com/help/html/index.html?dcc.html

https://hexchat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html (scroll down
for dcc)

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ramjithunder24 · 2022-02-05 15:12

Thx! I just installed mIRC and it works!

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Peckchamp · 2022-02-06 23:37

thx

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Greedy_Result_2699 · 2022-03-02 00:58

I know this is old but in my humble I would never accept a dcc unless
I really know the person that wants to send it.