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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Frank Filz writes:
> Jude Beaudin wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Daniel Crichton writes:
> > > Jude Beaudin <shiningblade@rogers.com> wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Ross Crawford writes:
> > > > > This was discussed at some length in this thread
> > > > > http://news.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=182 just thought i'd bring
> > > > > it up again.
> > > > >
> > > > > ROSCO
> > > >
> > > > Does not email authentication kill it being realtime (unless you are a
> > > > member signed in)?
> > >
> > > I believe it was going to be a proper chat system like IRC, so email auth
> > > wouldn't come into it.
> > >
> > > If you were implied sarcasm then I missed it ... too tired :)
> > >
> > > Dan
> >
> > No sarcasm intended, I was thinking of identity theft issues.
>
> Some thoughts on chat and identity theft issues:
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> I wouldn't generally think of NNTP or e-mail as being the clients of
> choice for a chat room, I would see logging on through a web client as
> being the means of use. Of course this might make chat only available to
> members, but it could be set up so you don't need a membership (then
> perhaps an icon shows up beside your name in the chat participants which
> indicates if you are a member or not).
I'd make the suggestion that maybe it's only available to members (an added
benefit of membership) or at least have a room (or rooms) available to members
only, and the identity displayed is the name on your membership page (or an
alias thereon).
Another thought - would there be some way to automatically have a room for each
NG? eg A "technic" room, a "trains" room, a "build.arch" room? Would there be
any merit in this approach, or would it be too much?
If there's multiple rooms, I'd also want to see a limit allowing each member to
only be in x rooms at once. I'd see 3 being a reasonable limit.
> I also don't think of chat
> messages as being archived, so there isn't as much problem with identity
> theft (in other words, I won't join the chat tomorrow and get all pissed
> at you because I read something someone spoofing you posted yesterday).
Agreed.
ROSCO
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