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Re: LUGNet Chat
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Oct 1998 23:11:18 GMT
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On Fri, 9 Oct 1998 22:54:52 GMT, "Alex Wetmore" <alex@phred.org>
wrote:

> I'm suggesting that LUGnet setup their own IRC server.  This would not be
> part of the IRC network, so you would be able to access it just fine.  I
> think that one problem which people are having is seperating the idea of IRC
> the protocol with IRC the talk network (which is technically called EFNet).
> IRC the network has tons of problems which I don't think LUGnet needs to be
> involved in.  IRC the protocol is an RFC standard which is widely
> implemented.

*shrug* The argument is probably moot. Likely, I would not use an IRC
server. There is not much ttle more probability that I would use a
talker either. I simply don't have the time for either.

News provides me plenty of reason to talk as is :)

Sarah



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(...) My head is starting to spin with all this info... Could someone who's experienced with all or most of these be really nice and post a summary (starting a new thread) where things are listed in an advantages/disadvantes format? News vs. IRC vs. (...) (28 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I started to do this, but really, it can all be condensed to this, IMHO. Any of the more advanced systems will consume more of your time than this is worth -- I'd rather you concentrate your effort on other parts of LUGnet. If there's a (...) (28 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)

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Perhaps a Princess.... <sarah@eskimo.com> wrote in message 36208bba.79678367@20....63.236... (...) Many ISPs these days don't have shell accounts. Many aren't even based on Unix. The largest ISPs in the country (AOL, Worldnet, MSN, Compuserve, etc) (...) (28 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)

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