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Chat - Freqently Asked Questions: (and the answers too!)
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This document include answers to:
How do I do all this customization you talk about in the docs?
Why won't the administrator password work?
How do I change where the log files are kept?
How do I turn off or restrict logging to one file?
Where can I get the latest version of Chat?
Why can't I telnet to port 1420 and connect to Chat?
---===---
(Q)
How can I do all this customization you talk about in the docs?
(A)
All you need to Customize chat is a copy of ResEdit, available at
ftp.apple.com, and elsewhere. The text that is displayed in the chat
room, preferences, log file names, etc. are all stored in STR#, STR,
and TEXT resources in the Chat Application.
---===---
(Q)
Why won't the administrator password work?
(A)
The administrator password is not used at login time (when it asks you to
enter in a password). In fact, you are NEVER prompted for the
administrator password. Instead, it is used as part of the command you
want to execute. For instance, the "\RESTART" command, which is used to
log everyone out of the chat room would be entered like this:
"\RESTART admin"
---===---
(Q)
How do I change where the log files are kept?
(A)
In the chat room application, there are several STR# resources which
contain preferences for settings such as this. To change the location of
the log files - you'll need to edit the STR# resource named "Log File
Names". For instance, to have the chat room log Channel 1 to the file
"Channel 1 Chit Chat" in the folder "Chat Room Stuff" on "Macintosh HD".
You would change the first string in the STR# resource to:
"Macintosh HD:Chat Room Stuff:Channel 1 Chit Chat"
If you don't already have ResEdit, get it, you'll need it to set the
administrator password to something other than "admin". Not to mention the
fact that it is a really handy utility that no macintosh user should be
without.
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(Q)
How can I turn off or restrict the logging to one file?
(A)
If you blank out the filename for the log file in the str# resource,
the chat room will not open a log file for that channel. Alternatively,
if you set all of the file names to the same filename, all the channels
will be logged to the same file.
---===---
(Q)
Where can I get the latest version of Chat?
(A)
The most up to date version of chat and the source code for chat will
always be available in "/pub/chat" on the ftp site
"pluto.cc.umr.edu". Chat will usually be available on the major FTP
archive sites as well. (Sumex, Wuarchive, etc.)
---===---
(Q)
Why can't I telnet to port 1420 and connect to Chat?
(A)
Starting with version 2.0.6 of Chat, I made the default port that
Chat runs on to be Port #23. This is the default port for telnet,
which is much easier for most people to use, since you don't have
to specify a port number when telnetting into the chat room.
The port can still be changed though by editing the preferences
resource.