[dcc2] Question about the necessity of multi file sends

[Jesse McGrew]

codemastr wrote:

>Once again I point out that none of the major clients have jumped in
>proclaiming their support for multi file sends. So while all the client
>coders here might support it, if we summed up all the IRC users that dirc,
>virc, kvirc, ircle, klient, bersirc, ornateirc, chatzilla, and babbel have
>combined, I doubt it would be more than 10% of IRC users, and that's
>probably pushing it. So the coders here may want it, but in the overall
>scheme of things, you're still only a small portion of the IRC community. 
>
I don't think that should stop us from working on multi-file sends. It 
is an argument for making them optional, though.

While there are all kinds of political feelings surrounding IRC, we 
really should focus on the technical questions instead. If a feature is 
going to be unpopular or otherwise politically "iffy", we can make it 
optional, but we shouldn't dismiss it offhand just because the larger 
clients might not get on board. Who knows, multi-file sends might 
*become* popular if they're supported by that 10% of IRC users.

>I personally like the idea of smileys. I
>think having graphical smileys in a client is a great idea. However, any
>time I suggest this (as Tom can attest to) I,and others, get replies of
>"this is IRC, not AIM. If you want smileys, use an IM client." 
>
ObPlug: ViRC has graphical smileys. Some people like them, some don't - 
so they're optional.

Jesse