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Add GUI warning for DCC-shared avatars

Open AndrioCelos opened this issue 7 years ago • 5 comments

Currently the GUI allows using a HTTP URL or a local file as an avatar just fine. The problem is that in the vast majority of cases, the user isn't set up to host a DCC session to actually share the file. It may be helpful to show a warning in the GUI that sharing a local file requires some setup, and suggest using a service like Imgur to host the file instead.

AndrioCelos avatar Mar 19 '18 03:03 AndrioCelos

How about we remove the option to have avatars sent by DCC entirely?

wodim avatar Mar 19 '18 12:03 wodim

Id agree with Wodim, I think DCC could be open to abuse. Best to use self hosting somewhere.

swarfega avatar Mar 19 '18 12:03 swarfega

+1 for removing

staticfox avatar Mar 19 '18 13:03 staticfox

+1 for removing

Stanzilla avatar Mar 19 '18 19:03 Stanzilla

I had to disable automatic DCC transfers (automatically accept on incoming file) to prevent the downloading of avatars. I wouldn't mind if you removed avatar sharing via DCC.

copywrong avatar Jun 03 '18 23:06 copywrong