IRC on IE ?

Yuzo

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is it possible to connect to irc from IE, instead of downloading mirc ?
if so whats the url ?
cheers. :)
 

Clown

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I would also like to know some too... I lost all my shortcuts :(
A google search for CGI IRC brings up too many 'restricted' ones.
 

Will

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If you have hosting, you could set up CGI:IRC, or another browser-based IRC client. You can search for them on Sourceforge. Do bear in mind that CGI:IRC is crap, and IE is an insecure piece of crap.*






*imho. ;)
 

Clown

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Will it work with 'my' hosting William? :)
 

Will

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I've not given you MySQL access, and I don't think you have CGI access either. Your ISP hosting (I assume you have some) will probably allow CGI.

I seem to remember Deebs or Jonty posting about free MySQL databases they offered via another site. If you get one of those, you can set up a PHP IRC affair. I've never tested them though, and I might get grumpy if you use too much bandwidth.

If you don't password protect it, you'll get banned from Quakenet sharpish, just like all those other CGI:IRC sites.

But unless it is for IRC from work, just use a proper IRC client. ;)
 

Clown

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IRC from work :(
Ahh, I've survived this long without it... oh well. ;)
 

Will

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My office has cunningly disabled Java apps, but if you can use them, they are a good choice.
 

Sar

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Firebird has the Chatzilla extension.

Use it, you know it makes sense fs.

:p

:D
 

tRoG

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Sar said:
Firebird has the Chatzilla extension.

Use it, you know it makes sense fs.

:p

:D

Listen, for a wise man talketh!

(Sar's the wise man. Yer.)
 

Cyfr

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If you use a CGI thingie. Do you connect and chat via the irc port or port 80? (wants to get past school fw :()
 

Sharma

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Errr you will connect to irc via port 6667-6669 just as every other thing does. :p
 

Will

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No, you connect via port 80. Your webserver connects to IRC via the standard port, you connect it it via HTTP.
 

Jonty

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Hi guys

Just a slight caveat on the use of CGI:IRC - it can place a high strain on the server it is hosted on. Whilst there are usually no problems when usage is light, if a lot of people start using it, it can cause problems (last I heard, anyway, this may have been rectified by now). I only know because certain services prohibit its use.

Kind Regards
 

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