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Everything about Direct Client-to-Client

Protocol for file transfer and direct chat on Internet Relay Chat

Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) is an IRC-related sub-protocol enabling peers to interconnect using an IRC server for handshaking in order to exchange files or perform non-relayed chats. Once established, a typical DCC session runs independently from the IRC server. Originally designed to be used with ircII it is now supported by many IRC clients. Some peer-to-peer clients on napster-protocol servers also have DCC send/get capability, including TekNap, SunshineUN and Lopster. A variation of the DCC protocol called SDCC, also known as DCC SCHAT supports encrypted connections. An RFC specification on the use of DCC does not exist. Wikipedia →

đź§­ Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Direct Client-to-ClientA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Paying Outsourced Labor: Direct Evidence from Linked Temp Agency-Worker-Client DataInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Counselling for Death and DyingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Go sideways: Client-to-client protocolA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: XDCCA closely related topic

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  2. Common DCC applications

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