This tutorial will show you how to setup mIRC on your system, so you can begin using it to download packets (files). It is written using images of standard mIRC version 6.16, with no additional scripts installed.
After you download and install mIRC, the first time you run the program you'll get this prompt:
Fill in the text fields with whatever you want other people on the networks to be able to see, meaning real name and email values are not a good idea. Nickname is what you will be referred to on the network, and Alternative will be used if your name is already being used by someone else.
Now click on the DCC options, and set the send request settings to Auto-get and Resume as shown here:
Lastly, expand the DCC category, and click on the Ignore option. Change the method drop-down box to Ignore only like this:
In newer mIRC versions you have also to uncheck the "Turn ignore back on in:" checkbox.
Finally, click OK to save the settings. That's all for setting up mIRC except you should also set your firewall to allow its function as an exception. Check your firewall's documentaion for instructions on that.
The next thing you need to know is how to use mIRC in conjunction with ircAMP.com:
When you find the thing you want, using the ircAMP.com search engine, you'll see it's packet number in a listing similar to this:
The information you're seeing in the category boxes, reading left to right is the following:
bot: The network name of the computer hosting the packet.
active: The last time the bot was successfully indexed.
slots: The number of people downloading from the bot / the number of people allowed to be downloading from the bot at the same time.
que: The number of people currently waiting in line for their download to start / the maximum number of people allowed to wait in line.
kps: The speed of the bot's transmission.
pack: The number the bot has associated with the packet.
gets: The number of times the packet has been downloaded.
size: The size of the packet.
description: The packet's description, filename, etc.
In order to download the packet, you first click on the packet number you see in the pack listing. That will copy the necessary command-line string to your clipboard. It should also open mIRC if not already running, and prompt you with this Link Request:
It you're connecting to only one channel at a time, select the first option. If you're joining multiple channels on the same network, use the second option. And, if you're trying to join a channel on a network that's different to the one you're already connected to, use the third option.
Once connected, right-click in the channel message bar, and left-click on the paste option, and hit Enter. That will send the needed command to the bot containing the file you want. Alternatively, you can manually issue the command if needed like this:
/msg <bot> xdcc send #<pack>
Fill in the <bot> and <pack> with the values returned by the search engine.
You should get some response from the bot, indicating your success/failure. Once placed in the bot's queue, you simply need to wait until your turn comes. Most bots have a feature which periodically sends you a message, indicating your position in the queue and the estimated wait time until your download begins.
That's the basics for using native mIRC for file transfer. You should also check into using useful scripts such as Invision and xdccklipper to make your IRC life much easier.
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