Package: rccp (0.9-2)

connect to Direct Connect peer file-sharing network via text console

RCCP (Red Connect Console Program - originally named CCCP) is text front-end for the dctc program. Dctc handles all communication with dchubs and clients.

RCCP is designed to allow both scripting and command line interaction. Besides supporting all the basic Direct Connect commands such as downloading, searching, uploading, resuming, multihub search etc RCCP can be scripted.

Selected scripts from many included with the package:

 * multi hub spider search
 * last seen user script (ala irc !seen script)
 * list all files from all users
 * download bot - watches query results and downloads all of them
 * segmented downloading
 * ... plus many more ...

Direct Connect protocol is intended for peer-based file-sharing. In practise it works better than gnutella and other similar systems as it allows dc hubs (servers) administators to require clients to share specified amount of data. The amount is usually based on type of client's connection and it is used not to hurt or exclude anybody but to make file sharing "fair play".

 Homepage: http://members.chello.se/hampasfirma/cccp/index.html

Tags: : filetransfer::dcc, User Interface: Text-based Interactive, Networking: Client, Network Protocol: IRC, Role: Program, Purpose: Downloading