Author Topic: IRC Chat - plus new web-based java interface from forum (Read 131,654 times)

mouser · « **on:** August 25, 2005, 07:07 PM »

If you didn't already know it, there is an irc channel for donationcoder:
Network: FREENODE
Channel: #donationcoder

If you are new to irc, try http://www.mirc.com for a good client.

We have now added the ability to join the channel and chat right from the forum(!) using a java-based system which is quite good.

Just click the chat button at the top of the forum (or click here) to join and start chatting right away

[thanks to Dan The Man , the PJIRC team, and simplemachines forum for this feature]

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #1 on:** August 27, 2005, 11:05 AM »

Don't know how to fix this.

Chat worked for me (as you know) the other evening but now when I try to cnnect it says 127.0.0.1 (banned) and disconnects.

I know that is my 'localhost' IP and not relevant.

How do I get the Java chat client to use my Internet IP ?

I clicked on help but couldn't find any reference to this error.

I am using an 802.11g network with an access point.

The only difference between connecting today and when we chatted is that a second computer is connected to the network ???

mouser · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2005, 11:23 AM »

hmm, i dont see any info on this on jirc pages..
can you try it again and see if you can give me the exact error message and any other info that looks like it might be a clue?

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2005, 12:14 PM »

This is all I get ...

mouser · « **Reply #4 on:** August 27, 2005, 12:23 PM »

ok it looks like maybe the server is having a hard time getting through to you.
it could be because you are on a network and the router is not forwarding the information to the proper compuer - something that happens when connecting via routers.
but i can try configuring a different server so we can see if that's it.
if not, it may be that you will need to configure your router in order to use services like irc, ftpserver, instand messaging,etc.

the settings for routers that need to be set up to support such stuff on network routers is commonly called "port forwarding".
someone here probably understands it better than me but i can try to find some good web pages if you want.

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #5 on:** August 27, 2005, 12:47 PM »

It is just strange that it worked fine the other evening?

I was using the same computer, with the same router connection to the internet ...

mouser · « **Reply #6 on:** August 27, 2005, 01:08 PM »

oh i didn't realize it was the same everything else..
sometimes irc servers can act up - let me try to configure a different server right now and ill post when i do and you can try again.

mouser · « **Reply #7 on:** August 27, 2005, 01:14 PM »

ok i configured a new server, give it a try.

brotherS · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2005, 11:43 AM »

Your IRC channel really deserves more attention!

brotherS · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2005, 03:43 PM »

Just bumping the topic - great that things improved already!

JavaJones · « **Reply #10 on:** November 24, 2005, 04:08 AM »

I'd just like to quickly recommend HydraIRC, a free and open source IRC client that I feel is largely comparable to mIRC (and the free part is nice

). I hope I'll get time to check out the IRC channel more thoroughly in the future. I signed up to DC a month or two ago and am just now getting time to explore!

- Oshyan

brotherS · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2006, 08:12 AM »

I'm happy with the development of the IRC channel. When I joined DC there were mostly only 10 people online, now the average has at least doubled, I saw already up to 25 people in there!

Redhat · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2006, 08:19 AM »

Quote from: JavaJones on November 24, 2005, 04:08 AM

I'd just like to quickly recommend HydraIRC, a free and open source IRC client that I feel is largely comparable to mIRC (and the free part is nice ). I hope I'll get time to check out the IRC channel more thoroughly in the future. I signed up to DC a month or two ago and am just now getting time to explore!

- Oshyan

Welcome!

And Yes, I do frequent the room ... very nice place

brotherS · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2006, 01:37 PM »

Quote from: Redhat on February 13, 2006, 08:19 AM

And Yes, I do frequent the room ... very nice place

Not only that - more and more DC members in there are disovering how great Miranda is!

mouser · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2006, 11:25 PM »

How about some funny statistics from the irc chat channel (made with mircstats):
http://www.donationcoder.com/Stats/irc/donationcoder.html

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #15 on:** April 03, 2006, 11:36 PM »

Quote from: brotherS on February 25, 2006, 01:37 PM

Not only that - more and more DC members in there are disovering how great Miranda is!

... and how obsessed brotherS is!

mouser · « **Reply #16 on:** April 04, 2006, 12:17 AM »

hahah, i should add a stat to report how often brotherS talks about miranda.

jgpaiva · « **Reply #17 on:** April 04, 2006, 12:35 AM »

Quote from: mouser on April 04, 2006, 12:17 AM

hahah, i should add a stat to report how often brotherS talks about miranda.

Or maybe you should consider making a stat for how often he mentions one of the "wonder trio", ahk, miranda and alertbear

mouser · « **Reply #18 on:** April 04, 2006, 12:52 AM »

ahahahahahaahahahahahaahahahahahahaha

brotherS · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2006, 01:44 AM »

Quote from: mouser on April 04, 2006, 12:17 AM

hahah, i should add a stat to report how often brotherS talks about miranda.

I have to, they all love it!

Btw, I saw 30 users in the channel at some point - new record!

housetier · « **Reply #20 on:** April 05, 2006, 03:17 AM »

Behold! The Zealot Speaketh unto Thee
So it's about time I mentioned XChat. This multiplatform irc client is free (yes even the windows version is free!), and supports many scripting languages: last time I counted it was seven but it seems guile has been added, so that makes eight supported scripting languages! Mirc-Scripts are not supported at all, but you can choose from perl, python, javascript, tcl, ruby, lisp, guile, and C.

IM
Now, if you want to "do instant messaging" as well, there is bitlbee which works with every irc client. It functions as a gateway between irc and IM. Bitlbee has been working reliably for over four years here.

-ism
If you want a little minimalism I believe xchat+bitlbee make a very good combination: bitlbee has no gui at all; xchat's interface can be reduced to the bare chat necessities. I have attached an example screenshot of how it could look.

On the other hand, if you prefer all sorts of gui widgets and stuff, xchat can do that as well; I don't have a screenshot as proof though...

brotherS · « **Reply #21 on:** April 05, 2006, 06:28 AM »

Quote from: housetier on April 05, 2006, 03:17 AM

Behold! The Zealot Speaketh unto Thee
So it's about time I mentioned XChat.

Too bad it looks as depressing as mIRC

cthorpe · « **Reply #22 on:** May 24, 2007, 07:04 PM »

I hope to see some new faces... er, names... in the channel!

BTW, my client is always connected, so if it seems like I'm ignoring you, I'm probably away from my computer.

Carl

Justin2009 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 19, 2009, 08:32 AM »

Ok will try to join. I hope that i am enjoy to your company.

housetier · « **Reply #24 on:** May 19, 2009, 11:49 AM »

Truth be told, I have switched to irssi in order to achieve my mouse-less desktop environment. It runs off the shell account my club provides its members, which makes dealing with bots a little easier.

Still, XChat is a good program and I miss some of its features: scripting in python for example...