November 05, 2007 by sharky
Introduction to DC
Direct Connect is probably one of the least-known about P2P protocols for sharing files over the Internet. Haven’t heard about it? You’re not alone, many people haven’t. DC is a completely free, open-source file sharing community consisting of users from all over the world. Collective groups of users are connected in “Hubs”, which number in the thousands. Users can join multiple hubs, perform searches, chat with other people in the hub, and download just about anything. The interface is somewhat a cross between Limewire and mIRC, where users can browse through other peoples’ shared folders to view what a particular user is sharing.
Direct Connect - Recent Popularity
Widespread use of DC is becoming more and more popular. This is evident by looking at the recent software projects being developed for the DC protocol. Do a search for “DC” or “DC++” at www.download.com or sourceforge.net and one can see a list of all the new entries.
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