can you help?

[pektek]

[20:55] -> *NoMeRcy* hello
[20:55] -NoMeRcy- Hi Dady! I'm NoMeRcy, an eggdrop bot.
[20:55] -NoMeRcy- I'll recognize you by hostmask '*!*GmIRC@*.xxxxxx.NeT' from now on.
[20:55] -NoMeRcy- YOU ARE THE OWNER ON THIS BOT NOW
[20:55] -NoMeRcy- As master you really need to set a password: with /MSG NoMeRcy pass <your-chosen-password>.
[20:55] -NoMeRcy- All major commands are used from DCC chat. From now on, you don't need to use the -m option when starting the bot. Enjoy !!!
[20:55] -> *NoMeRcy* pass 95614689
[20:55] -NoMeRcy- Password set to: '95614689'.

but error

DCC Chat Session
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Client: NoMeRcy (185.9.39.108)
Time: Sat Sep 13 21:00:56 2025
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Accepting Chat Request...
DCC Chat Connection Established.
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[21:00] <Dady> Dady
[21:00] <Dady> 95614689
[21:01] <NoMeRcy> ÿû
[21:01] <NoMeRcy>
[21:01] <NoMeRcy>
[21:01] <NoMeRcy> Bady (Eggdrop v1.6.21 (C) 1997 Robey Pointer (C) 2011 Eggheads)
[21:01] <NoMeRcy>
[21:01] <NoMeRcy> Please enter your nickname.
[21:01] <NoMeRcy> Can't telnet until you have a password set.
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DCC Log Out

[Carlin0]

Why are you using such an old version of eggdrop (1.6.21) ?

[pektek]

There was no such error in the past

[CrazyCat]

First, your eggdrop is old. You'd better use the last stable.
I know you'll have to do changes in your .conf, but it's better.

Second, you send your nick and pass before the eggdrop asked for it. Don't do that.

Third and last: prefer telnet than ctcp/dcc

[pektek]

thank you CrazyCat