Hi Corey,
>I can connect to an irc server and chat but am unable to dcc files to anyone
>or have them dcc to me.  What am I doing wrong.  Any help much appreciated
You need IRC-support in your kernel.
(Networking options ---> IP: Netfilter Configuration  ---> IRC protocol 
support)
If you don''t have this option there get the latest kernel-source and 
recompile it with this option activated.
If it STILL doesn''t work you might try the latest iptables from 
www.netfilter.org.
If THAT doesn''t work either you might check whether there are still 
unapplied patches from iptables.
AFAIK there are no pending patches concerning working dcc; only minor 
patches might not be applied yet. This means in 2.4.18 IRC should work 
without patches to apply.
Regards,
M.M.B.
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