When you type a file server's CTCP trigger, if it is online and notīeing used by someone else, it will respond by trying to start a DCC chat How do CTCP triggers work in relation to file servers? Ī file server CTCP trigger is a request sent to someone running a file serverįor permission to access the list of available files they have for you toĭownload. For example, if I wanted to know what IRC clientĭanno123 was using, I would type " /ctcp Danno123 version" and hisĬlient would send me something like " mIRC v6.21 Khaled Mardam-Bey" as an Trigger usually looks something like " /ctcp ".īasically a trigger is a message you send to another IRC user's client for Sent between IRC clients usually in request for specific information. What is a CTCP trigger? Ī CTCP (Client-To-Client-Protocol) trigger is a special type of message that is To access a file server you need to have your IRC client set up properly to receive files and you need the CTCP trigger for the file server you are trying to access. 9 What is with the "Closing Idle connection in " messages?.7 How do I find out what is on a file server and how do I download from it?.
#MIRC DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY FULL#
If your download doesn't start within a few secounds, the sends are full and your request was put into queues. Mostly to the directory \downloads in you Polaris(mIRC) directory. Now you can take a look at downloading the file to you hard disk :) For longer File or Directory names you can copy the names (just mark it with the mouse) und paste (crtl+v and shift+insert). To do this you have to type get and filename including the file extension. Imagine you would like to download the GBA Rom Kiki Kaikai Advance. We would like to enter the Directory GAME BOY ADVANCE.Īfter selecting the directory you have to write another dir to get a listing of the actual directory. And Next i want to explain the commands you have to use on a FS. Now there should be a new Window that looks like this. Note: Just an Information from the Servers host to say you, for example, whats on the FS. This means if a download is finished the next File in Queue will be sent.Īccessed: Shows how many people have allready entered the FS Queues: If sends are full, the files in Queue are shown. Sends: Says how much files are downloaded at the moment Online: Says how many Users get served at the moment Record CPS: The fastest Download speed which was reached on the FS Snagged: Shows you how many Files were downloaded from the FS. Trigger: This is the text you have to write to enter the File Server (In our example its !GBA) For testing purposes I joined an empty channel therefore you will see just one File Server.Īnd now I would like to explain all these confusing text.įile Server Online: means the File Server is Online ) Here you have to write !list to see al the File Server which are online at the moment. Let's have a closer look on the Chat Window. There you can enter new server or channels for example or look which files you downloaded. In the Background you can see the Status Window.
Now everything should look like the Screenshot. Now wait until you have a connection to euIRC. Just write /server into the status window and press Enter. If you have no "euIRC" in you list, go to point 2 else go to 3. Adjust everything as you see it and press Connect to IRC Server. After you have installed and ran it, you should see this screen. First download the IRC client (get it in our Download Section). But you can also use the standard mIRC, because of the few changes between Polaris and mIRC. I use Polaris(A modification of mIRC) in this tutorial.
#MIRC DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY HOW TO#
This tutorial explains you how to download roms from IRC.
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