To chat on Chat4all.org, you will need a chat client. There
are two options to
accomplish this:
1. Chatting through your web browser,
at this
site or at your own site.
2. Chatting through a stand alone program such
as mIRC.
With the first option you will use a platform
independent JAVA program through which you will have access to the chat from within
any website. To use this option you will need a JAVA enabled webbrowser. Most
browsers have been configured this way by default.
There are now also 3rd party services available such as
Mibbit, which allow users to connect
to IRC servers by using the browser. Mibbit is recommended.
With the second option you will make use
of a stand alone
IRC program which will operate independently of
webbrowsers. A list of IRC software can be
found on our
wiki site.
It is always advisable to make use of a stand
alone program because with such program you will have access to all options and commands
which are available through IRC, the chat will become more fluid and faster, and it will
be visually more appealing.
Regardless of which
option you choose (Standalone or your own JAVA applet), you always need
to know how to connect to our IRC server. Connections can be made either
the regular way, or secure:
- Regular -
Connect to server irc.chat4all.org with port numbers: 6666, 6667,
6668, 6669 or 7000.
The connection can be made from within mIRC with the following
command (include the / ):
/server irc.chat4all.org <portnumber>
- Secure -
We also offer a secure connection. This means the datastream will be
encrypted, and thus much more secure for prying eyes. You will
however need a SSL capable IRC client.
The secure connection must be made on port number 7001 and can be
made with the following command (include the / ):
/server irc.chat4all.org +7001
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