Depot channel

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A depot channel is a channel on an IRC network where you can use the @find search command. Depot channels can be found on all the major IRC networks.

In the depot channel, a user can type the @find command, followed by the search string (example; artist and/or song title). The wildcard characters * and ? can be used in the search string. If an archive is found on a channel user's machine, the command will return a list of matches.

To request the archive, the user must type in the depot channel !nick and the archive_name. The @nick command can also be used on the depot channel to obtain information about a user and his or her files.

The file is sent via DCC.

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