# CTCP AVATAR protocol options

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The CTCP AVATAR protocol is used to send avatar images between users.
To find out more about how avatars work, read the AVATAR protocol specification.
The problems that arise from this protocol are related to flooding and "spam".
KVIrc attempts to protect you from these "attacks".
The flooding problem is solved by CTCP flood protection.
If it is configured, CTCP AVATAR requests will be filtered.
The "spam" problem has no definite solution (just as with "common" DCC SEND or PRIVMSG "spam").
The inconvenience arises when you request missing images from the CTCP sender.
The "hard" solution is to never request missing images from other people; this can be set by disabling the "Request missing avatars" option.
Hard solutions are never optimal, so KVIrc also can use different strategies.
Avatar change requests are ignored for any users that do not share a channel with you or have a query open, which protects you from a common "spamming" technique.

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KVIrc 3.2.0 Documentation
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