[edit: bah, hung beat me to a fserve faq, if you want to learn how to make a fserve, go to our faq section. i will now just answer questions on how to use mirc if anyone has any]

Could you please explain how to irc from a client point of view. I've tried reading stuff and i cant find anything that does a good job explaining it. I can get to the channel fine, but after that I have no idea what to do.

Thanks

ok, veering from fserving to answer cobman's question.

general channel heirarchy... if you look to your right, you will see a list. that list is called the nick list. it lists everyone in the channel in alphabetical order and by rank. there are multiple prefixs. @ stands for operators, they manage the channel and have the power to ban people from channels. % are half operators, they also have power to ban but lack power to change settings in the channel unlike operators (these are not applied on mircx), + are voiced users, they are people who are serving files. most poeple thing that the + does nothing, but when operators decide to change the channel to moderated, only those who are voiced will be able to speak.

if you wish to pm (personal message) a person and not pass through the channel, just double click their nick in the nick list and it will open a query window. that window will be just between you two.

the pink text is called action text. it is used to represent action... to use it use the /me command. so "/me is writing this post" would look like: * Gomu is writing this post

to change your nick (handle) use the /nick command. there are limits on what characters you can use and you cannot use nick that other people use. some nicks are registered, so you would be unable to use that nick without the proper password. to register your own nick, /msg nickserv register (you password) (your email). nickserv will then email you with a comfirmation email. registering is free of charge.

There are several commands you should know.
The most important one is !rules. it will display a list of the rules on most channels. i know #animeforever and #fangirlfriday has a !rules trigger because i made them. Common things inside !rules would be, be courtious to other people, whether @find is allowed or not, whether xdcc list is allowed or not, etc.

Moving on, !list is a trigger in which most servers will respond to you with. If people are serving, they will send you a notice with server information. If you want to learn how to get files on mirc, please visit animeforever's faq section. Hung-Lo has already made a faq on how to leech.

@find (text) is a command in which servers scan their allowed files to see if they have a filename that matches (text). If you plan on using this command, make sure it is allowed in the channel. if you dont, you can quickly be banned. also, remember that this command scans filenames, so @find iy is absolutly pointless because no one names their files iy, just do a @find inu or something like that.

xdcc list is a command where those who have xdcc servers will respond to you. this command is the most likely to not be allowed so be warned. xdcc is a term for servers that usually have a high bandwidth capabilities, usually from rooters. if you dont want to be banned, ask some people in the channel if they know any xdcc bots in the channel, or wait for an advertisement for xdcc's. NEVER XDCC LIST ALL THE OPS AND HOPS. it pisses alot of people off.


this is all i can think of. if you have a more specific question, dont be afraid to ask, il try to answer it

ok i have another question.

what does this mean?

"This server is using an alternate server method, please make sure your DCC Server is active and set to port 59. /dccserver +sc on 59. This is a mIRC command."

when i enter /dccserver this is the response i get

"DCC Server is on (59,Send,Chat,Fserve)"

so it looks like my server is on and i'm set to port 59, however i keep getting the same msg. can you explain whats going on?

thank you for you help (and all the quality anime - AF-F is way better than using kazaa)

That server is using what is called "Firewall Workaround." What happens is that if the person hosting the fserve is firewalled, or has a router, he/she might not be able to have all ports open. So what this command does is accepts dcc connections through a specified port. Therefore, if the server has a firewall, while the leecher (you) do not, you will still be able to get files from them.

Firewall Workaround does not require the host of the server to forward ports, but if the leecher is trying to get a file from a specified port, he/she must have that port open. To forward ports for a router, look up your router manual or download the manual at the home page for the router's manufactuer.

Firewall Workaround can be activated (only by Sysreset) by going to: Menu Bar > Sysreset > File Server Manager > Server Config Tab > Change Basic Option to Advanced Options > Then clicking on "Firewall Workaround". When enabled, it will prompt you on what port you wish to use. If you have no idea what port to use, or do not plan on forwarding any specific ports, forward port 59.

When activated, it will display a msg to the leecher as in the quote if the ports do not match up.

Specifically answering your question, it is most likely because you have a router/firewall installed on that computer. If you do not manually forward port 59, the server will not reconize that you have that port free and will not send. But even if it did send, no data will be sent because a direct connection between you two would be impossible. Fixing this problem all leads down to you altering settings on your router or removing it.

can someone give me a step by step direction on logging on to the server starting from the mIRC connection options?

http://animeforever.ddrmaniax.net/index.ph...?goto=faq_leech Go there

if you need even more examples...
http://ronin.soldats.net

Also, sysreset's fserv tracker and fserv browser makes leeching easier for beginners too. (It does slow down !list quite a bit though.) -- http://www.sysreset.com

I've just read the fserve and xdcc tutorial and although i can get files using fserv when i try xdcc i get the following message :


"You have a DCC pending, Set your client to receive the transfer. (150 seconds remaining until timeout)"

When you're downloading anime via irc, it's easiet to set receiving file to automatic.

In mIRC that's

File => Options => DCC
On Send Request :
check Auto-get file and minimize
If file exists = Resume

Also in DCC => Folders
set "DCC ignore" to "Disabled"

ah thank you thank you

it was the second step "Also in DCC => Folders set "DCC ignore" to "Disabled"" that was the problem

it works fine now...

mIRC can resume downloads correct? How would I go about resuming? Does it do it automatically by applying the top method (by:Sylf)?

yes. lol. but the server has to have resume active. just having resume on your end wont do much.

not sure what happened last night. im assuming it was a ddos attack, but its over now... so i dont care much (hopefully)

Ok, so I just figured out how to connect! I think I'm twice as computer literate as I was before...ugh. Anyway, really stupid question, but there's so much information to waid through on this subject I figured I'd ask the stupid question that isn't likely to be covered anywhere else.

So...is there anyway to minimize the IRC server or whatnot to your system tray? Stupid question, I know...but I'll ask anyway. Feel free to respond, or not.

Yes, here is the steps to do so, Laura.

Click TOOLS
OPTIONS
DISPLAY
OPTIONS (under display)* In screen shots #1
TRAY *SCreen shot #2
check the box that says "Place mIRC in Tray when Minimized" *Screen shot #3

*Note, this is for mIRC version 6.1

Oh thank you sooooo much! I wasn't expecting pretty pictures too (Geez, I really do sound like a noob). Anyway, thank you for the really fast response time. You are very nice to take time to literally show me what to do!

Eh, no biggie... It took me a a little longer to find how to do it on this version of mIRC, just because it chnaged slighty...

wow Gomu is so helpful when he is being...helpful...

Er...old post, but hopefully someone will respond...

I know I sound (and probably am) incredibly braindead, but I don't even know how to log on to the server yes...laugh now. Is irc.mircx.com the server? And what's a file name got to do with anything?

Ehh..

to connect to a server... the command is /server <server name>
such examples are:
/server irc.aniverse.com
/server irc.mircx.com
/server irc.enterthegame.com
/server irc.dal.net
etc...
there is a long list of servers within your options...
tools > options > connect > servers

most servers use 6660 - 6670 ports for connecting.... if you have trouble because the school firewall has blocked them... just try them individually with /server <server name> [port number]

my old school firewall blocked out ports 6660-6669 so i was forced to use 6670 to connect to mirc... example: /server irc.mircx.com 6670

if you want to connect to multiple servers at a time, you first need atleast 6.0 version of mirc or higher. once you have that, you can use /server -m <server name> to connect to multiple servers at once...

if i forgot anything just ask

I'm actually connected now =p thanks!

Ok...this is completely unrelated to fserving but I do have a problem with mIRC. My problem is that it seems everytime a file transfer ends from and xdcc server (not sure if this happens with fserves havent dled from one in a while) my mIRC automatically disconnects me. I get the error message: "[10053] Software caused connection abort." This is a problem because any queues I have on fserves are lost. Help Plz!

that problem is quite new to me... what i would do first... is replace your current mirc script... try this one
http://www.sysreset.com
your current mirc script might be trying to do something specific after you get a file which causes you to software abort...
if this does not solve your problem... the only other possibility would be your isp ( internet service provider ) which might have trouble doing multiple things at the same time... like staying connected to a server and getting a file...
i have never even heard of this problem before so i can't really give you much meaningfull advice

Thank You. Haven't got a script yet I'm a noob at mIRC even though i do know how to dl files and such. I'll let you know if i still have problem after I try your suggestion!

And it's always a good idea to be running on the latest version of any software. (mIRC6.12, for instance.)

Now i'm not exactly sure what this SysReset script does for me. I've installed it. It just goes. Is there anything i have to do? What is important about having this script?

There's nothing really that's SPECIAL or anything. The scripts are there for convenience. If you want to learn some of the features, one of the site that shows is

http://kasshin.anime-kraze.net/

(and please don't hate me for quoting a-kraze site)

hi, it's me again, if anyone can recall I had a problem with MIrc freezing when I tried to download off of mirc bots (I posted this in another fourm here, I forgot where though, anyway I figured out that I had about 3gb's worth of ad/spyware on my computer, so I used my spy bot destroyer x2000 thing and got rid of them , so now got work on my computer. . .kinda, now I have been using the lecbarchive bot since I fixed this, because. It didn't work at all before, and I got a couple eps of le at about 30kbs/sec, so I tried AF plushie and I got a download at about 200kbs/sec, but my comp began crashing again, So I guessing that my computer can't handle super fast download speeds like that, So I wanted to know if there is a way on MIRC (or just reguar windowsxp) to set a limit to my download speed to like about 50kbs, or any other speed value I want??? anyway yeah, so that's all thanks for listening.

-Luphrecio

Please don't kill me for asking a potentially stupid question but I'm a mirc newbie. >_<;;

If one cannot do a /msg XX|BOT xdcc list command and the channel has no advertisements for bots where you can see the listings, how can one find a file on a bot? There are channels where URLs to webpages for bot listings are advertised (Ani-Kraze is very organized in that sense... please don't kill me for mentioning another group as an example >_<;; ) but there are many more channels where xdcc list is prohibited and where there are no directions as to webpages with bot listings. It's... next to impossible to find out what the bots have. Is it supposed to be this way? Are bot listings supposed to be privileged information that only those "in the know" are supposed to know?

The not allowing a XDCC list means in the main chat channel.

You can /msg a bot for a xdcc list to get the pack listing, but doing just the command

xdcc list

in the main chat, that is what will get you kicked and banned for a short time.

And, no, the listing for the bots are not for the "people in the know" it's just for people who know on how to get them. If I'm not mistaken, it's listed in the !rules.

Note: I just found something that might help more people.. Xepheus's Brain dead guide to leeching, credit to the animeforever main page, and Xepheus for writting this.

Xepheus's Guide to leeching

Thank you! Your explanation is very clear. Now I know I can msg xdcc list a bot to find out what it has. I was terrified, before, to do this because I didn't want to be banned.

Thank you again. Really appreciate it.

Is anyone going to answer my question?

Dude, I dont think you can limit how much mirc downloads at.. You may want to find a #mirc help chat channel and ask..

Also, you might just try to limit the bandwidth used, if you can in a firewall.. If not, I'm stumped..

ok thanks

hi um i have a problem here...the mirc was working fine, but now it keeps on saying that the connection is refused when i try to connect to the server... It sometimes works and sometimes doesnt . Can someone tell me why and how can i fix it?

Try using a diff port number when connecting..

Try /server irc.mircx.com:7000


or even try /server irc2.mircx.com

Usually, a connection is refused when you try to access an IRC access port number that does not exist.

yey! I typed /server irc2.mircx.com and it worked!! XD
thank you sooo much!!

have the same problem, that Kawaii_Shippo had. I typed /server irc2.mircx.com and /server irc.mircx.com:7000, but both don't work. It's still refusing, although i tried a different portnumber

I haven't been able to connect most of tonight either. I think it said that they were experiencing denial of service attacks earlier today. I guess it must have gotten worse or something.

it's really annoying. i hope it will work later

Yes, it seems mircx.com has been having a huge DDOS attack, which is in effect a massaive ping of death.

In terms people might understand.

1. A ping would be like someone tring to enter WAL-MART through the front door.

2. A DDOS attack tries to keep millions & millions of people tring to go through the same door at the same time, thus blocking the door from customers who want to get in.

My turn!
I used the guide to Fserving about a month ago, but...um....I think I did something wrong. I haven't yet seen a single person trying to get files from me. Granted, I'm not on a lot, but still.... Is there any way for me to check and see what I screwed up? Seems I need a braindead guide for Fserving...

In most fserve clients, they have the option to (inb the fserve settings) to vierw the number of times you were accessed.

Possible causes: 1, you are behind a firewall and don't have the ports you want to use for mIRC fowarded to you.

2: You simple don't habve it enabled or you forgot to acitvate it.

3. Since you aren't on that much, perhaps no one has tried to access it yet.

1, you are behind a firewall and don't have the ports you want to use for mIRC fowarded to you.
Is there any way to check/fix this? I'm sorry, but I'm pretty new (and bad) with this stuff.

2: You simple don't habve it enabled or you forgot to acitvate it.
I did this much
SysReset --> File Server Manager --> File Server Triggers --> Added an FServe Trigger. Under "Settings", on the FServe tab, I cheked "Enabled" and "/CTCP Trigger". I also check "Respond to !List". Is there anything else I have to do for this?

Sorry if this isn't enough info. I'm still learning

Well, if you have physcial access to the firewall. Meaning that it's yours, or you are the one who operates it. Also meaning that it doesn not belong to a school/university then do the folowing steps.

1. Login to the router.

2. Look around for "Port Forwarding" or something like that.

3. Sets ports for mirc dcc forwarded only to you(I have ports 9000-9999 going right to me).

4. In mIRC's DCC options, under the tab for OPTIONS, you should see a small section for DCC ports, put the DCC ports to what you entered into the port Forwarding section of the router.

Now, I was telling what to look up for a Linksys router or a "Network Anywhere" router (made my linksys). If you still have access to the router, I also do sujest reading its user manual foir help.

If it's a school's router, then sorry, I can't help. You can try to hack into it, but if you do, prepair to have cops/feds/school secutiry possibly take your computer, and you might prepair for prision.

i can't connect
this time this always comes:
Closing Link: 213.54.116.173 (You are not authorised to use this server)

any ideas what i should do?

If you are tring to access irc.mircx.com or irc.aniverse.com it might be due to the fact that those IRC networks are dead.

Try to connect to irc.rizon.net

i tried irc.rizon.net. two days ago it worked fine for me, but yesterday it couldn't connect all of a sudden.

I got it to work...somehow, but this just popped up when I tried to rejoin after a disconnect:
"#animeforever unable to join channel (invite only)"
Did something happen where only certain people are allowed, or did I do something and the only way back in is to make nice with someone?