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[Ho-oh'sRealm]

Well, I saw a topic about a chat program or similar earlier, but it was dead...

And well, I can probably set up an IRC server for you, and I can also help you with IRC commands and writing up a FAQ etc.

It's not very hard, and it'll be good for your members, since a lot of you don't seem to be able to chat with each other constantly on the site here, and doing so would be a good experience.

The shoutbox is mainly for "shouts", not actual chatting.

Not only that, you can stay on the IRC 24/7 (unless the server goes down or your internet disconnects etc.) so people can leave you messages instead of having to PM you on the forums.

So does anyone want an IRC server? IRC = Internet Relay Chat.

You can also have a java application on the site for users who can't connect using mIRC or some other programs

[BuffaloHelp]

IRC or constant chatting is currently not offered in our forum due to trying to lower our server resource. This forum is visited by many, many visitors and we divert most of the server resources in running the forum.

We can integrate external server to run a chat script but then again, google talk, msn, aol, yahoo...they all do the same. So we'll leave it up to each member to decide the favorite form of communication.

Our shoutbox is for quick messages for our forums. Someone shouts and someone else shouts back.

We appreciate your offer and when the time come we will consider your help.

[Ho-oh'sRealm]

Okay, sure.

However, IRC doesn't necessarily have to run on your server - it runs on a standalone computer. It doesn't really affect your server's load. CGI:IRC does, but you don't have to run that.

Java? It should run on the user's internet bandwith, not the site's.