▲ 60 ▼ Is Direct Connect still 'a thing'? (feddit.de) submitted 3 years ago by ErwinLottemann@feddit.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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?
[–] lauha@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) How do you search files on IRC? You're joking, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago There are IRC/XDCC search engines. I don't know their exact method of scraping IRC servers, but they kinda work. Also, if you know the right servers and channels, most have some kind of search index or bot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noisypine@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Not joking. There are sites like sunxdcc for searching from the web, and otherwise, !s in chats to search. Works great, honestly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago There are IRC/XDCC search engines. I don't know their exact method of scraping IRC servers, but they kinda work. Also, if you know the right servers and channels, most have some kind of search index or bot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noisypine@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Not joking. There are sites like sunxdcc for searching from the web, and otherwise, !s in chats to search. Works great, honestly. permalink fedilink source parent