
The sender would need to make sure that they have configured their copy of mIRC to use the correct local IP address of their connection, otherwise you will not be able to connect to them to receive the file.

In almost all cases of DCC problems the initiating (sending) party is the cause of the problem. This allows you to, for example, block file transfers or limit the channels that can be joined.Ĭould it be the sender has wrong IP Address settings? In the Options/General/Lock dialog you can disable certain mIRC features and lock them with a password. If you want to be able to accept other types of files, like *.exe, *.com or *.vbs files you have to add these to the list of accepted file types.Ĭould it be your DCC is blocked by the lock option? This safeguards you from accepting viruses and other harmfull files. MIRC will ignore executables and all sorts of script files by default. By default mIRC will ignore all files exept the file types that are considered safe, like *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.log, *.mid, *.png, *.wav, *.txt, *.zip. In the File/Options/DCC/Folders menu you can set mIRC to save certain file types in certain directories and/or to ignore certain file types. If you are having difficulty sending or receiving a file please check the following:Ĭould it be your DCC is blocked by the DCC Ignore function?
