428343 - support passive dcc file transfer

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Other Applications Graveyard :: ChatZilla, enhancement)

Description

[Samuel Sieb]

mIRC has an option to reverse the normal dcc directions to help when transferring files behind a firewall.

http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=139329&site_id=1#Post132241 has some info.

Comment 1

[James Ross]

Attachment: Automatic passive DCC Chat

OK, so not quite the passive DCC File this bug is after, but it's an interesting start (e.g. changes to the state management). What this does is:
 - If a connection for DCC Chat fails to connect, it switches direction and offers back at the source.
 - When the switched request arrives it is automatically accepted.
 - Note that because both ends get flagged passive, the accept will go to failed() if both ends fail to connect.

Comment 2

[:Gijs (he/him)]

Comment on attachment 425572 [details] [diff] [review]
Automatic passive DCC Chat

This looks good to me. I am wondering though, if there are any other clients which implement this. If so, it'd be good to test this with them? (and also whether the switch to failed() that you mentioned works there, too, rather than having the other client continuing to request or something like that...)