There are very few things we wont help with. Spam is prohibited by most places. Spam is more annoying than words can say. It doesnt matter if you are spamming a website or a script or selling some new and wondermous gadget. its annoying. If everyone spammed no one would be able to get a word in edgewise. Heaven knows ppl are warned about clicking on strange urls due to the number of those that infect visitors.
Mass filesharing is prohibited by many networks and providers and is a source for trojans (not to mention that many files shared violate copyright laws). It would be pretty hypocritcal to say we would like everyone to pay for mIRC according to the licensing agreement and turn around and help ppl steal something from someone else. We answer many dcc questions, trying to give ppl the benefit of the doubt, but at the same time explaining the potential probs with file sharing with strangers. Trojans cause an amazing amount of trouble. Botnets have disabled entire networks, which tends to really spoil the fun of chatting. They muck up puters. Infected users infect others. Hardly surprising that an offical site set up to help with mIRC wouldnt be thrilled at either spam or anything that has high risk of trojans.
We dont help ppl evade bans or klines or employer/school policies. We dont help with war scripts/hacking/cracking. We ask that ppl post with common courtesy and not resort to name calling and vulgarity simply because they disagree with someone else.
If i went to your home and you asked that i not smoke there, call you an SOB in front of young children for no reason or spread manure on your carpet, i assume you would expect me to respect that since its your home. Well, IRC and mIRC are essentially our homes. The things we dont want to help with are the things that spoil IRC. mIRC was created to help make IRC a nice experience. Of course we cant stop ppl from misusing it, any more than a gun manufacturer can stop ppl from using their weapons to maim and kill. Just as you wouldnt expect Smith & Wesson to explain how to shoot to kill, why expect mIRC to help with things that cause probs for everyone?
Keep in mind that ppl who get answers here will tend to say "well, the guy who wrote mIRC said..." rather than "well, some guy i dont know who just happened to answer my question said...". Help given here or in official #mIRC reflects directly on mIRC and Khaled as well as on everyone who spends their time helping.
