Re: [Sheflug] IRC/Chat

[Alan Pope <alan.pope [at] xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 13:41:36 +0100 (BST), Richard Ibbotson
<richard [at] sheflug.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Whilst the subject of an IRC channel seems to have died out and people
> don't want to use a chat room we found that Brett Royles and someone
> else showed interest in a chat room or IRC at last weeks meeting.
> 
> So, if you want to use IRC a channel exists. You can use it.  I can
> let you have the address if you want to use it. There is also a test
> page at..
> 
> http://www.sheflug.co.uk/chat.html
> 
> which could be turned into a permanent feature if people show interest
> and we get more than two people using it.  I can produce an IRC page
> with info about IRC if people want it.  The previous failed attempt
> which came into being after a request was made by some people is at..
> 
> http://www.sheflug.co.uk/sheflugchat
> 
> But, no one ever showed any interest in this even after a request was
> made for its creation.  Some discussion may be a useful thing.
> 
> Richard
> 
Possibly because you're using a funky java based chat applet? Why not
just let people use normal irc clients like XChat & irssi? The
Hampshire linux user group has a channel #hants on the irc.blitzed.org
network. There is even an irc.lug.org.uk irc server.

The Dorset and Northants lugs also have channels (#dorset and #nlug
respectively) on the blitzed network.

Cheers,
Al.
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