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Re: Direct Connect på Linux-box ?

 

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 12:01:43 -0700, Magnus Alexandersson wrote:

> Googla efter dctc[1], som är en textklient, dom grabbarna har också
> gjort ett GUI som finns på samma sida, mycket nöje!

> 
> [1] http://ac2i.tzo.com/dctc/

For dem der ikke tør/gider bruge web og pop-ups så et lille klip
om hvad dctc er, da ingen hidtilig har kunnet forklare det:

....snip......
I. What is DCTC

DCTC is a Direct Connect clone, a windoz client allowing users to share their files and
talk (like IRC but more software sharing oriented) using a proprietary protocol.

DCTC stands for Direct Connect Text Client.

DCTC is release under GPL however, if you use it regularly and want to support its
development, you can send a small fee.
.....snip......

II. What is not DCTC

DCTC is written from scratch without any help from neo-modus using our experience of
hotline protocol.

DCTC is not designed to be used by human. It doesn't contains any GUI or CLI. The goal of
this project is to build a Direct Connect client which can be used by other programs. So
even if you can enter command using the keyboard, don't say the human interface is poor.
.....snip......


Da det er GPL kan man sikkert også bidrage med kode/fejlretning,
og. portering til linux.

Jeg ved ikke helt hvad der menes med "proprietary" protokol,
måske det er andre der har "opfundet" denne, og dette er
en reverse engeneered løsning ?
Eller protkollen er måske "åben", det er blot skræddersyet
til denne opgave, og det er ikke en eksisterende standard?

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mvh Frank Damgaard  | 



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