Is Direct Connect still 'a thing'? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by ErwinLottemann@feddit.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I remember using it a lot a few years ago in the early 2000s and I wonder if that's still used...?

If it is, which client should one be using?

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[-] BlueAure@infosec.pub 13 points 2 years ago

Purdue University still has a campus-only file sharing network called DTella that's DC++. It been getting smaller, but there were a few members that shared 50+ TB at one point.

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