DCC Chat & File Transfers

DCC is an acronym that stands for Direct Client to Client. Basically this means the two parties communicate directly with each other rather than communicating through the IRC network. DCC allows you to send and receive files and to chat directly to another party.

Sending Files using DCC

Vortec allows you to send files using either Vortec's DCC sender or by using the /DCC SEND command.

DCC File Sender

The DCC file manager is a file list dialog box that will allow you to select one or more files and send them to another person on IRC. To activate the DCC sender, right click over the Server/Status window and select the option from the popup menu, or click the DCC button located on the main toolbar.

You can use the file list section of the DCC sender to navigate directories and select files just as in other windows applications. To select a file for transfer, highlight the file name.

Receiving Files using DCC

Receiving files sent to you from another person is fairly simple using Vortec. When another party attempts to send you a file, a dialog box will be displayed telling you of the transaction. You can either accept the file or refuse it. If you accept it, it will automatically be saved into the directory you selected in your DCC options.

Resuming Interrupted DCC's

If for some reason a file transfer fails, Vortec allows you to resume the send/receive process at the point it left off. When a person attempts to resend a file that already exists on your system, the Resume button in the DCC confirmation dialog will be enabled, you may then click on it to have the transfer automatically continue from the point it was last interrupted.

Sending files using the fast TDCC protocol

Vortec includes support for the TDCC file transfer protocol. This method of sending files can be much faster than a standard DCC connection since its doesn't have to wait for acknowledgements before sending packets. However the user your are sending files to must be using Vortec or another client the supports the TDCC protocol. The DCC file sender dialog box has a check box located at the bottom that can be used to enabled TDCC sending, or uncheck the box to send files to users via the standard DCC method.

DCC Chatting

You can chat directly with another party using the DCC protocol. This method has a number of advantages and a few disadvantages as well. Because the DCC connection bypasses the IRC servers and the IRC network as a whole, DCC connections are generally considered more secure. You also are not limited on the rate at which you send data to your DCC partner by the IRC system. You are limited only by the speed of the parties' network setup and the quality of the network connection you have. The disadvantages are that you can not perform special IRC commands such as ACTIONS within a DCC communication. To initiate a DCC Chat connection you may use the /DCC CHAT command, or select the DCC Chat command from the names list popup menu in a channel window.

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