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Need for chat server?
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Newsgroups:
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:06:56 GMT
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Original-From:
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Ross Carlson <(webmaster@)spamcake(metacraft.com)>
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Hi all,
I was just curious if there is any interest in having an IRC chat server
for this mailing list. I manage a chat server for a major gaming company,
so I have the experience in installing, maintaining, and securing a chat
server. I can provide the machine as well.
For those of you that don't know, IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat" ...
it's a form of chat that has been popular on the internet for many years.
There are several freely available IRC programs, the most popular being
mIRC available at www.mirc.com. You can connect to any IRC chat server
(there are thousands) and join rooms to chat with people on any number of
topics. This is "realtime" chat, meaning what you type is immediately sent
to everyone in the room. It's similar to the chat service built into the
instant messaging services such as ICQ. With IRC however, it's very easy to
create your own room by typing just one command. We could have rooms for
just about anything, RCX, Handyboard, contests, other languages, etc. Or we
could all just hang out in one big room. :)
Also, I'm a bit confused ... is this list mostly populated by Lugnet
members, or do they have their own mailing list? I notice they focus mainly
on news groups with a mail gateway option, but I wasn't sure if they had
their own standard mailing list. I'm a bit new to this community, but
having a blast so far!
So, please let me know if there is any need or interest in a chat server.
Thanks!
-Ross
webmaster@metacraft.com
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| I think that if you were to create a chat server strictly for lugnet that not only would they appreciate it but people would use it. not at first because it would take a while for some to hear about it but eventually it would get used. i personally (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Need for chat server?
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| I'd use it. I'm always in some irc-net whenever I'm online, so, this would be just another hangging place for me :) This brings up another question: Are there any Lego Robotics IRC channels already on existing IRCnets ? Which ones ? Marco C. aka (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Need for chat server?
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| Ya, that's precisely why I'm offering to maintain an IRC server. I think it would be great to be able to hop onto a chat server and brainstorm a new robotics idea, or get some help with troubleshooting something in real time. I'll wait until I see a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Need for chat server?
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| (...) I would love to see a IRC chat server for lego-robotics! I believe the combination of mailinglist and IRC is perfect! IRC could bring people closer together on talking about this hobby, and offering fast and realtime answers and discussions. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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