I'm not against ripping it out at all. I don't personally need it so I don't have a problem with it. I'm just saying-they will find another way, they always have and always will.
I think getting rid of DCC would be beneficial because alot of irc viruses get transmitted that way also.
But anyone that thinks that getting rid of DCC will stop file sharing, thats not gonna happen. The only thing that will change is the medium of transmission-from DCC to FTP or something else. And if DCC on IRC stops being useful, someone will likely script a workaround, or switch to a different format for it, is what I'm saying. The sheer number of people who DO use DCC on IRC to trade would create a demand for an "alternate" means if mIRC decided to not support it anymore.
Removing DCC will probably take an arm off the warez beast, but it could very well grow 2 back in its place when people have to come up with other methods of transmission to replace it, is all I'm saying.
Perhaps replacing DCC with something thats more easily tracable by persons who enforce against illegal file transmission is the answer? Then only people who wanted to use it for legitimate file trades, or people who simply don't care about being caught, would use it-but anyone concerned about being caught wouldn't?
