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Direct Connect hubs are central servers to which clients connect, thus the networks are not as decentralized as Gnutella or FastTrack. Hubs provide information about the clients, as well as file-searching and chat abilities. File transfers are done directly between clients, in true peer-to-peer fashion. Hubs often have special areas of interest.
Direct Connect (DC) is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. Direct Connect clients connect to a central hub and can download files directly from one another. Advanced Direct Connect can be considered a successor protocol. Hubs feature a list of clients or users connected to them.
DC++ is a free and open-source alternative to the original client, NeoModus Direct Connect (NMDC); [1] it connects to the same file-sharing network and supports the same file-sharing protocol. One of the reasons commonly attributed to the popularity of DC++ is that it has no adware of any kind, unlike NMDC.
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Direct connect may refer to: Direct Connect (protocol), a file sharing client and protocol; A protocol used by the program AOL Instant Messenger; Sprint Direct Connect, a brand name used by Sprint Corporation for its digital push-to-talk service, similar to a walkie-talkie; Direct Connect is an Australian company related to Lumo Energy
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File sharing is a method of distributing electronically stored information such as computer programs and digital media.This article contains a list and comparison of file sharing applications; most of them make use of peer-to-peer file sharing technologies.