▲ 60 ▼ Is Direct Connect still 'a thing'? (feddit.de) submitted 2 years ago by ErwinLottemann@feddit.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments I remember using it a lot a few years ago in the early 2000s and I wonder if that's still used...? If it is, which client should one be using?
[–] peereboominc@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) That is a long time ago that I have heard anyone say that. Wasn't there a client software called DC++ or something like that? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Yup. Where people would share their entire c drive to be able to join servers... Their entire c drive..... Everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago They'll get your system32! permalink fedilink source parent [–] HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That was super helpful to just grab one or two broken files from any installed software though. I just had a 250GB ISO with 2MB of compressed zeroes to get into servers with ridiculous requirements. Fun times... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Discola@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago We were using DC++ on campus to share files over twelve years ago! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Yup. Where people would share their entire c drive to be able to join servers... Their entire c drive..... Everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago They'll get your system32! permalink fedilink source parent [–] HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That was super helpful to just grab one or two broken files from any installed software though. I just had a 250GB ISO with 2MB of compressed zeroes to get into servers with ridiculous requirements. Fun times... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago They'll get your system32! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That was super helpful to just grab one or two broken files from any installed software though. I just had a 250GB ISO with 2MB of compressed zeroes to get into servers with ridiculous requirements. Fun times... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Discola@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago We were using DC++ on campus to share files over twelve years ago! permalink fedilink source parent