Newbie needs more information on setting up chat
KirstenLangholz - June 16, 2009 - 18:11
| Project: | Mibbit IRC |
| Version: | 6.x-1.4 |
| Component: | Documentation |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | KirstenLangholz |
| Status: | closed |
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Description
Sorry, this might be a stupid question, but how do I get the chat to run? I first installed it and activated it, looked into the admin/settings left everyting as it was except channel name and saved it all.
And now? How do I link to this chat now?
Please help. I already read the Wiki on the Mibbit website, but I don't understand it.
Thanks for your support.
Kirsten
#1
Mibbit is a web-based IRC client (internet relay chat) it basically allows your users to 'chat with you and other users' in realtime, mibbit on its own is not 'a whole chat solution' but simply a client, similar to how firefox is a client and apache is a webserver, you will need to find a network for your users to connect to and register a channel upon it.
IRC is all over the place so you wont have many troubles finding a network, the hard part is finding a network that appeals to you. I personally prefer ChatSpike (http://chatspike.net). Should you choose to host a channel on that net you would use the server url of irc.chatspike.net and the channel name of your choice (normally the channel name represents your topic of discussion) i host a channel #IRCReport on Chatspike - should you require any help further do seek out the #help channels - they are usually quite friendly and for further reading see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC
#2
Great title, but I think "setting up chat" was actually the intended form, not "upsetting chat".