That's the way the IRC protocol is written. Your wish would mean a change to the IRC protocol itself, which clearly isn't the scope of irssi.
** Changed in: irssi (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- [wish] irssi allow dcc using ip and port https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200861 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs