New Link for temporary IRC chat

dewdude

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There are a number of users still camping out on the temporary chat while we wait for the new system for the official AK room. A number of users have gone there because the most recent java update does not work on XP; leaving some users without Java.

There have been a couple of issues with the Mibbit client; largely that it dropped the pre-set configuration, making getting in to the channel difficult. I attempted to build my own client; but that didn't work. I do have an alternative link to the mibbit client; which will fill in the server and channel name for you.

https://client02.chat.mibbit.com/#audiokarma@irc.mibbit.net

All you do is go there, enter your name; and go. If your username comes out as something odd; you can issue a new one after you connect by typing "/nick <newnick>" in the chatbox, without the quotes and without the <> around the new name.

Some people are reporting problems trying to connect:

No one is banned from the room at this time. I cannot say whether the server itself has banned you or not; but I don't think it has. It is also entirely possible the server or mibbit client does not like your user-name. I have zero control over this; every server has it's own rules. Likewise, your AK usernames are not reserved on this system.

If you find yourself getting errors, then you may need to try some other form of your username; numbers appear to really throw it off.

Again, it's IRC based; so if you have an IRC client, you can connect using this information:

Server: irc.mibbit.net
Port: 6667
Channel: #audiokarma
 
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Couldn't you maybe start up an official Discord server?

I've used it. Didn't care for it.

The problem I've gathered in the past with chat is that the admins want a non-public system, which requires some database authentication with the user database. One could probably configure a discord server that way....I don't know.

I've been gone a while and never had any involvement; I did kind of prod ideas along that got rejected.

For a site this size, any kind of "plug-in" chat will cost money...and that's an expense AK might not want to put out given the popularity of the last chat.
 
Does anybody chat? I miss the old crowd. The younger crowd is also missed. LOL.
 
Adam got Z:lined for some reason just now.
In other words, banned. :rant: Literally all I did was post a link to the following image:
mailedD35.jpg

I immediately got a message saying that my Mibbit.net connection had been terminated. Now, every single time I try to sign back in, I get the following error message:

irc.mibbit.net: Closing Link: [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] (Z:Lined (linkspam#4IB8h))

So according to their Wiki, I've either been blacklisted or banned, or both. All for posting one measly vacuum cleaner picture. Neither page is very helpful, but I've sent an email to help@mibbit.com hoping I can get reinstated. Needless to say, this sucks. :mad: I'm very much hoping a non-IRC official AK Chat solution can be found Real Soon Now.......... :deal:
-Adam
 
I'm gonna install (a couple) of web IRC clients on my own server tonight and see about getting set up over on Geekshed. I know a nwtwork admin over there.
 
I can't update the pinned topic...so I will have to see about maybe getting it unpinned or something.

I had some talks with the new network and they'd rather I not have a bunch of people connecting from one IP. They can take care of this if I run out of options. So far I haven't found a web-based chat client that doesn't suck that doesn't do it.

That being said we're left with their Flash based chat unless you want to use a full fledged IRC client. I don't like Flash or JAVA...but unless you want to use an IRC client we're kind of stuck with it until I can find something that doesn't rely on websockets, making multiple connections from one IP, or isn't locked to a specific server.

http://akchat.pickmy.org will load the flash chat...enter your name and that's it. No password needed.

For the hardcore IRC people:

irc.geekshed.net:6667
#audiokarma
 
I haven't chatted on Mibbit to the fellow audio nuts in the longest time. Any security issues with these alternatives? Seemed whenever I was connected for an extended period (such as wandering away for a day or two) with the chat client open I suddenly had friends telling me they got bad email from my address. Happened two or three times - enough to detect what I through was a correlation, so I stopped Mibbit chatting, and the occasions of rogue emails coming from "me" stopped, too.

Eh?
 
I haven't chatted on Mibbit to the fellow audio nuts in the longest time. Any security issues with these alternatives? Seemed whenever I was connected for an extended period (such as wandering away for a day or two) with the chat client open I suddenly had friends telling me they got bad email from my address. Happened two or three times - enough to detect what I through was a correlation, so I stopped Mibbit chatting, and the occasions of rogue emails coming from "me" stopped, too.

Eh?
Mibbit has always been kinda shady. Before I started using AdBlock, there were all sorts of funky ads at the top of the screen which I prayed nightly I wouldn't accidentally click on, lest they load my computer with pornospam or somesuch. Best I can tell, this GeekShed chat should be fairly inert, since it's more directly connected with the founders of the temporary AK Chat we've been using all along. Besides, if you connect directly via an IRC client like HexChat or X-Chat, there should be no worries about any issues with Adobe Flash or obtrusive ads.
-Adam
 
OK, I downloaded X-Chat, but the .app file (Mac equivalent to an .exe file) is dated October 2006. Is this a ... risk?
 
OK, I downloaded X-Chat, but the .app file (Mac equivalent to an .exe file) is dated October 2006. Is this a ... risk?
I don't think it'll cause problems. If you want a newer Mac IRC client for Intel systems (that one is meant for older PPC Macs, I think), you could always try Colloquy or LimeChat.
-Adam
 
As an alternative, I can heartily recommend setting up a Discord server. It's free and works much nicer than Mibbit or web IRC clients, and has its own web client.
 
I have called an end to the IRC channel. It has never had the impact the old chat once had and I've just totally lost interest in it.
 
I have called an end to the IRC channel. It has never had the impact the old chat once had and I've just totally lost interest in it.
I'd rather that didn't happen just yet. In today's horrible hellscape where phrases like "social distancing" and "shelter in place" have unfortunately become commonplace, we need an AK Chatroom more than ever. Fortunately, it seems that work may finally be happening with regards to the return of an officially sanctioned AK Chat, as mentioned here. :)
-Adam
 
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