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[heidi]

Does anyone know of any moderated chat room programs which are either freeware or under 25$?

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[smilie117.livejournal.com]

FREE CHAT ROOM! get one...
• Fast Loading!
• Customizable to match your site!
• Ability to moderate own room!
• Manageable room access list!
• Great for clubs and group meetings!
• Best of all, it's FREE!


Hey Heidi *points to above*

I went to the site that someone mentioned in tonight's/last night's chat; chattersonline was a suggestion: http://www.chattersonline.com/

It seems about right - but I didn't investigate further - hope it helps - and thanks to whoever suggested it - I went to look right after chat ended at 11pm EDT but only now got the chance to post :)

Take care and take it easy,
~Sabs

[smilie117.livejournal.com]

The Java Chat FAQ can be found here at this link http://www.chattersonline.com/ads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=chatroomfaq

You can have Moderating here - am still trying to understand it - but it doesn't archive the transcript:

Can I get transcripts of my room's events?
--No. This java chat does not record any room activity. With the next major upgrade of the software registered rooms will have that capability. Free rooms will not, however.

[phoenixsong]

has the idea of using (or setting up) an IRC server been discussed?

[phoenixsong]

PS -- thanks for the congrats! *schnoogle*

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Not sure how that would work - is there a FAQ about such things?

[dangel.livejournal.com]

You could find a decent IRC server or network and register a channel, and have everyone download a program like mIRC. There is also a variety of java chat software out there, some that have servers you can set up rooms on for free, and others where you pay for an account.

[phoenixsong]

*points down* looks like dangel is a little more versed in IRC than i am. i based my suggestion on the farscape chat the other night; that was the first organized one i've been to, and one of the few times i've been IRC in general (though i've done other real-time chats).

i was able to do a search on "IRC FAQ" for several user references. however some of them haven't been updated in a few years, by the look of things. i'll see if i can catch IRL folks over the next few days for suggestions.

[phoenixsong]

i've also successfully used the latest free version of trillian to connect to IRC.

[dangel.livejournal.com]

I would use trillian as a substitute for Y!M, AIM, and the (rare) times for ICQ, but I heard it's a bit of a resource hog. ;) Also, can't out of the habit of using mIRC when you've been using it for years. *g*

[phoenixsong]

*g* i've done talkers & bbs's, but never really got into IRC.

as for trillian, i usually don't have too much trouble with it until i leave it connected for 3-5 days. at which point, i just restart the thing. so yes, it does seem to have a memory leak...but at least on Win2K Pro, it takes a while to present itself. (Athlon 650, 128MB RAM.)

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[dangel.livejournal.com]

It'd probably never survive a decent while on a Windows 98 computer. A future upgrade to XP or 2000 with lots more RAM and hard drive space should warrant a spin on trillian, though.

I peeked at your userinfo, and see that you know terredancer. Send Tee my greets. *g*

[phoenixsong]

done *giggles*

[airemay.livejournal.com]

I recommend IRC, as that is what HOL uses. It works well. It says that you have to register, but I have been using it for over a year and haven't done it yet.