Our first chat was IRC (through a Java Interface). I am a heavy IRC user, written a few scripts (DCC/FSERVE).
The current chatroom intregrates with this forums database. IRC will never do it unless I run my own server.
Additionally, there were concerns in the last chatroom about name changing ( posting as others ). It's lame but happened. Here it cannot unless you know the username / password.
If users enter IRC without proper security / updates they are vunerable to a number of 'threats'. I do not recommend it for most of the people here.
If this was an Tech orientated forum the flash chatroom here would not exist
The current chatroom intregrates with this forums database. IRC will never do it unless I run my own server.
Additionally, there were concerns in the last chatroom about name changing ( posting as others ). It's lame but happened. Here it cannot unless you know the username / password.
If users enter IRC without proper security / updates they are vunerable to a number of 'threats'. I do not recommend it for most of the people here.
If this was an Tech orientated forum the flash chatroom here would not exist
