• @burgersc12@sh.itjust.works
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      1811 months ago

      If you have ever heard of IRC it uses that network to directly send files to you. Basically you need an IRC client then you message a bot for the file(s) you want it to send to you. There are xdcc search engines like sunxdcc and you can usually find books, audio, anime, etc.

        • @burgersc12@sh.itjust.works
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          611 months ago

          Its an old school chat protocol. You can try it for yourself kiwiirc is a website that lets you chat with IRC. You need to pick a network, Rizon is a good network to start with. There are a bunch of different commands you can use but the only ones i found useful are /msg to send a message and /join to join a channel.

          For the downloading part you need a client that supports XDCC, and then you can use these commands with your bot of choice

    • @Kissaki@feddit.de
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      111 months ago

      IRC is a simple text chat protocol.

      DCC is an extension for file transfer.

      XDCC is a text command definition/protocol for interacting with irc chat bots offering files through DCC.