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lordgrudge
10-02-2005, 01:50 AM
Would it be a good idea if all the members had there own little IM screen with the members who are currently online? or is it a waste of time and should we just stick with IM services currently available?

P.S. IM = Instant Messaging
popmusic_sux
10-02-2005, 02:09 AM
I think we had a form of chat going at one time but it took up too much bandwidth and there wasn't enough demand for it.
Hawk
10-02-2005, 02:25 AM
We could make an UnOfficial Cfret Chatroom,(Not run by the Cfret server) I know it can be done though I have no idea how you go about it.
lordgrudge
10-02-2005, 04:52 AM
Pop if we use hawks idea, we will need the username and password database to get shared between the two systems. Then the only bandwidth for CFret would be sending and receiving the confirmations that the user has signed on correctly and when they sign out.

But I guess it would be too expensive unless we put sponsor banners throughout the IM user interface.

But the question is, is anyone out there willing to do this for free?
slugga540
10-02-2005, 08:54 AM
i think we should have just a chatroom for people just to talk in....i dont know how complicated it would to get one, but i think we should try...
good idea though
idontknowyet
10-02-2005, 09:57 AM
they have this thing over on the GuitaristWorks.com forums called a "shoutbox", i dont really know if thats what u guys mean, but they use it all the time to chat kinda. its everybody whos on the forums anyway. i dont know. just thought id throw that out there...
cyberfret
10-02-2005, 01:01 PM
I personally hate chat, so there will not be any site sanctioned chat room. I prefer the forum format. But if someone would like to set up something outside of this site, that is fine.

--Shawn
Hawk
10-02-2005, 01:06 PM
I personally hate chat, so there will not be any site sanctioned chat room. I prefer the forum format. But if someone would like to set up something outside of this site, that is fine.

--Shawn


Hence, UnOfficial Cfret ChatRoom.

Anyone know how to make a chatroom?
idontknowyet
10-02-2005, 01:25 PM
Hence, UnOfficial Cfret ChatRoom.

Anyone know how to make a chatroom?

You have to get a provider/sponsor...

http://www.freecenter.com/db/click.cgi?category=chat&title=Free_Chat_Room_Code&url=http://www.freechatcode.com
popmusic_sux
10-02-2005, 01:49 PM
I don't know if it makes any kind of difference, but the RatBit forums are set up for cyberfret members to have off-topic chat. It's no IM service or chatroom, but it's still good.
akrin
10-02-2005, 02:51 PM
It would be waaaay easier to just set up an IRC channel. :cool:
popmusic_sux
10-02-2005, 03:50 PM
It would be waaaay easier to just set up an IRC channel. :cool:

That's what we used to have. There were a lot of people using it at first but it died out pretty quickly.
fretfire
10-02-2005, 07:42 PM
The problem with the old chat room was because of the diferent time zones. It was hard to find people in their on a regular basis and when there were people it was maybe 3 at the most in there at the same time.
Hawk
10-02-2005, 08:48 PM
It would be waaaay easier to just set up an IRC channel. :cool:


Yeah, there we go... So... how does one go about doing that?
lordgrudge
10-02-2005, 09:59 PM
It would be waaaay easier to just set up an IRC channel. :cool:

could u set it up for us then? seeing that you seem to know what your doing?
oogitsmelol
10-02-2005, 10:23 PM
there is a im thingy called camfrog... its some video chat, but you can make your own chatroom there. But since its a video chat you could watch the people play or jsut listen to them. I dont have a link though, so you would have to go out and find it. Jsut a thought, maybe using an existing im service.
slugga540
10-03-2005, 02:54 PM
are we gonna set it up on a different web page or are we gonna try and keep it on this site??



...
fizz
10-04-2005, 04:11 AM
If you use IRC, USE THE SAME NAMES AS ON THE FORUMS! :mad:
muchavo
10-04-2005, 05:38 AM
i think we should find a java applet to connect to irc so people dont have to download programs to chat
mmg
10-04-2005, 06:35 AM
http://cgiirc.sourceforge.net/

it does the same thing as a java applet would, it works pretty well, i've used it before for other chat rooms.
lordgrudge
10-04-2005, 08:09 PM
If you use IRC, USE THE SAME NAMES AS ON THE FORUMS! :mad:
Thats why, the authorisation codes will be using the same database as the cfret one. Then we will be forced to use the ones we already have or, create a new account

Edit:

http://cgiirc.sourceforge.net/

it does the same thing as a java applet would, it works pretty well, i've used it before for other chat rooms.
Do you know how to set it up correctly?
cyberfret
10-05-2005, 09:59 AM
I have not read every single post here, but for reference

This will not be hosted on this site
It will not be tied into the forum database

If you want to set up something on another site, like the ratbit off topic forums...that's fine. But this is not something that I or this site will have anything to do with. I believe that this has been tried multiple times in the past. Everyone is so enthusiastic at first, like now, but it does not work because of the reasons stated earlier in this tread.

--Shawn
hotlixx
10-08-2005, 01:27 AM
I think we should just stick to the forum, i think making a chat room is way more trouble than its worth, and i doubt that the number of people using the chat room will be all that great.
aCe
10-08-2005, 07:52 AM
ill talk to a friend of mine, he writes php programs and also some in java

he might be able to get something going for you guys

you will need a host though for it

go with something cheap, www.sv1.us

my friend could probably program it all for about $50

let me know what you think.
Joecool82992
10-09-2005, 10:06 PM
yea popmusic_sux i srite. It would take up to much bandwith and it wuld b chaos. Ppl wuld butt in2 other ppl's converstions
Joecool82992
10-09-2005, 10:07 PM
yea cyberfret is rite. It would take up to much bandwith and it wuld b chaos. Ppl wuld butt in2 other ppl's converstions