The first tab is the DCC send
setup. This is how you choose to receive files from anyone that sends them
to you. The options here are pretty self explanitory. But in this tab is
where you make sure you set it up to "request" a dcc send instead of having
your mirc auto accept it.
This is very important as you
all know, you never want to have it set to auto accept any files sent your
way.
Then you have the 'minimize'
choice which causes the dcc get window to minimize to the menu bar
in your mirc window. If you check this ON it will minimize automatically
after you accept the file being sent. Here also you may select the 'ignore'
option which will ignore all DCC sends sent your way.
You also have the 'auto get
if file exists'. This allows you to set it so if someone sends you a file
you already have it will auto-get the file. The ask option will give you
a window asking you what you want to do (accept/overwrite). the 'resume'
option will auto resume a file that was interrupted during transfer, and
the 'overwrite' option will just overwrite the file that is already on
your harddrive that has the same name as the file being sent.
The 'Max DCC sends' lets you
set the number of DCC sends that you will allow a person to get from you
through a DCC server or a DCC send remote. This is your option since no
one you dont want to auto get the files on your harddrive will be able
to do it. The number you set here doesn't apply to the number of dcc sends
you iniatiate manually.
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Show Chat Dialog means
that if someone wants to dcc-chat with you, you will be prompted as to
whether or not you wish to accept the chat session. Or, you can auto-accept
the chat. Or you can choose the Ignore All feature. When a chat
is ignored, the person who initiated the chat will not be notified.
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Since this is a training page
for new ops we won't get into fserves (file servers) yet. See the training
page for Level 400 ops or, while in mirc, type /help fserve.
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Once again, since this is new
op training we won't get to deep here. The on DCC Completion and
Close Window options are pretty self-explanatory, and the settings
below are what I use (me, fishee) in my mirc. By setting timeouts
high you prevent having your file sends/gets timeout and stop. This is
handy for larger files and during periods of lag. The port settings
will be discussed in Level-400 training.
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The Dirs options are
nice...mirc has defaults set so that sounds go into a sounds folder and
all other files go into a download folder. This was done in response to
the script.ini problem, so that when the script is downloaded it won't
overwrite any existing *.ini files.
By clicking the Add
button you can create your own preferences. For example, as an op I wanted
to see the scripting for script.ini but I didn't want it to go into my
main mirc folder, so I created a new folder called "scripts" and set my
Dirs to automatically download ANY *.ini file into that folder,
then used notepad to view them. You can specify different download folders
for each and every file extension and set preferences to automatically
open the file with a specific application for the type of file it is. Like
all your pictures go into a pictures folder, and automatically get viewed
with netscape (as an example). Pretty slick, huh?
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Yeah, yeah, we said it before
and we'll say it again...as a new op you don't need to know about the dcc
server stuff, refer to Level-400 training.
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If you are not familiar with
this window yet, go home! But for a quick explanation of a unique DCC problem
let me tell you this... 99% of DCC send problems are on the sender's end,
and usually caused by either an incorrect or unresolved IP address. However,
occassionally you may get the person who cannot GET ANYTHING sent to them.
The usual cure for this is to turn the Fast Send option OFF.
And for more DCC troubleshooting
read this...
"MY DCC WON'T SEND!!"
There could be a few reasons
for this. First, once you are connected to a server the server requires
a proper "IP address". This is in your setup folder, under the heading
"local info". In the status window type: /dns andyournick and look at the
"resolved IP address". This number MUST match the IP number in your setup
folder. If it does not, change the info in setup folder to match the one
in the status window. This is usually caused by not having done a proper
setup...in setup folder make sure that the "on Connect always get" buttons
are both clicked ON when you first connect to a server.
IT SAID "UNABLE TO RESOLVE"
MY /DNS!!!!
First, in setup folder make
sure "identd" is enabled, disconnect from the server and try reconnecting.
If this does not solve the "Unable to Resolve" problem when you /dns yourself
then disconnect from your ISP (Internet service provider) and reconnect.
Try mIRC again, it should work fine now.
BUT I DID ALL THAT AND I STILL
CAN'T DCC SEND!!!!!
Then you may be behind what
is called a "firewall"...many universities and business use a firewall
as a security measure. Contact your internet service provider or your system
administrator and discuss it with them.
