Coding a File Server bot

grimpirate · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

The purpose of it is to emulate the FServe functions of mIRCs SysReset script, with a couple of enhancements and removal of things that I found unnecessary. It's almost near completion. I like to use HydraIRC but was disappointed to find that the particular well recognized FServe format that appears when you type !list in a channel is uniquely due to mIRC. Therefore, I took it upon myself to write this bot/client which would emulate FServe so that it could be used independent of whatever client you use to chat in IRC. I was hoping some of the forum users might suggest some features which you think might be useful for a file sharing bot/client. Here's a brief list of the features that it already supports:

!list command.
@find command.
@md5 command: finds files based on their md5 hash code.
Bot can be set to away.
Updates files that it's serving dynamically, so there's no need to restart the bot if files are added.
If a user leaves the channel, changes its nick, or quits while engaged in a DCC with the bot, the user's queues, chat, and sends are terminated.

The current limitations that haven't been fixed:

No upload speed limit for the bot
Cannot resume file transfers

So please feel free to suggest more things for the bot which would be useful in terms of file sharing. I don't really feel that keeping track of statistical things like how many bytes have been transferred during the bot's operation or stuff like that is of any importance, but feel free to state otherwise. ^_^ Thx for any suggestions.
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Asmo · Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:08 am?? ?Post subject:

There are so many script in this area, you really sure you want to reinvent the wheel?

As a scripting excercise it could be fun ofcourse, but I dont think you should have high hopes that many are waiting for your script...
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grimpirate · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

The scripts are all for mIRC, so for those of us who don't use it, I think it would be welcome if we want to contribute to channels that share files.
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SebDE · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 34

grimpirate · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

Yes, but again I use a client which doesn't provide for scripting, and it's a client I very much like. So, for people who don't have the ease of a scriptable client this would be an FServe for them.
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SebDE · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 34

tirion elias · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Berlin, Germany

There should be a way to add bigger or animated avatars on the forum... why isn't there? heh......
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Asmo · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:41 am?? ?Post subject:

Because IMO if you like animated stuff and load of smilies and pictures you'd be using MSN instead of a text medium like IRC ;)
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Stefano · Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 33 Location: Beirut

i suggest to add the module of the location, it will auto set a mini flag
it will be nice to see where people are from and how cosmopolit the site is.
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