OpenEuphoria

RE: IRC channel

• Posted by Chris Bensler <bensler at mailops.com> Feb 03, 2001
• 388 views

What about Linux users?

Kat wrote:
> On 3 Feb 2001, at 10:20, Chris Bensler wrote:
> 
> > 
> > sephiroth _ wrote:
> > > Now that I've confirmed the list is working...I've got a little 
> > > announcment to make. I've started a Euphoria channel on DALnet. The 
> > > channel is #euprog. If you want to get in, connect to 
> > > twisted.ma.us.dal.net on port 6668. In my experience, it always works.
> > 
> > Sorry to say, but it has been tried many times.. It doesn't work..
> > First of all, most of the users, don't know how to go about connecting 
> > to a chat server..
> > Second.. most don't have a IRC program..
> > Third.. those of us who do know how, the number is quite limited, 
> > therefore it is not too often that we end up in the chat room at the 
> > same time..
> > 3 people doesn't make for very interesting, or productive conversation.. 
> > 
> > (it would be rare to even have that many in the room at once)
> > 
> > This is the reason RDS needs to support the chat room..
> > But if Rob is going to do this.. IMHO, I think it would be best if it 
> > could be done using our very own EU designed chat server and client 
> > progs..
> > This really isn't too difficult.. the problem arises when trying to 
> > support other IRC clients.. like mIRC. And designing a suitable web 
> > based chat client... for those who don't know how and/or are not willing 
> > 
> > to go through the trouble of DL'ing and setting up their own client to 
> > connect to the server..
> > 
> > Is anyone willing to take this task on?
> > Ah he hehemm ... Kat? Ahh ah choo! Ray?!
> > Com'on experts.. show yer stars!!...  {:o)
> 
> I thought there was an ircd written in Eu in the archives already, 
> written by Hawke',, it's 
> on my hd here, and i didn't write it.... it's called "EU_Server". 
> Caution, it used an older 
> win32lib, so it will likely need tweaking to run with the current 
> win32lib release.
> 
> Kat