EFnet #smacdg turcnhat room thread

MrWhereItsAt · September 10, 2002, 12:08

I have started this because we may well be having a chat on Wednesday at 2000GMT, and it will be in the #smacdg room on EFnet.

DBTS and I have been trying to connect, and have done so only with some problems. DBTS - I am in the room now on the Calgary server (is server the right word?), but I can't see you. What's up with that?

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:11

i am on the EU server i am trying to connect to CA but failing evertime if you stay on the CA i will try again! ok?

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:14

i cant connect to CA i am going for EU if you try that one too?

MrWhereItsAt · September 10, 2002, 12:15

Sure, the only one so far I have had luck with is Calgary. I am trying the EU ones now.

It keeps telling me I am "unauthorised to use this server". And is the room #smacdg?

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:17

Maybe an other chatroom maybe? what about MSN chat not messenger but just from the net you can start chatrooms there i think!

MrWhereItsAt · September 10, 2002, 12:18

I am in, but there's no-one there and I am known as MrWhereIt! This isn't even my alternate nick.

WTF is going on? And what's wrong with DALnet? That waas always fine.

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:21

DALnet is ok by me trying to do it with DALnet US

made a chatroom on MSN.com DGsmac... under computing

easy to use IF you have a MSNpasword thingy!

Kassiopeia · September 10, 2002, 12:21

MWIA, hang on, I'll try to find where you are.

MrWhereItsAt · September 10, 2002, 12:23

If it helps I am connected on EU, NO, Homelien and called MrWhereIt for some reason.

Kassiopeia · September 10, 2002, 12:24

It doesn't matter what countries server you're on, as long as the server is on EFNet. DBTS, you using mIRC?

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:26

guys the most of you probebly hate MSN but these chatrooms are pretty good!

but we are still trying EF NET?

EDIT: kass yes is that a problem?

MrWhereItsAt · September 10, 2002, 12:29

DBTS - Kass and I are there.
Try again.

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:30

I am still trying but i have mIRC does that matter?

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:35

i can connect to Dalnet but not to EF net but i will restart my CPu i helps sometimes!

Kassiopeia · September 10, 2002, 12:40

Good. If you have mIRC I can tell you what to do.

Start it up, and select File -> Options. Then there's the field 'Irc network'. Select from the list EFnet. Then fill the information, nick etc. on the forms below, click OK and then File -> Connect. Then, it'll ask for a channel name once you're connected (might take a while). Write #smacdg (also just smacdg is enough) and I should see you here.

DeathByTheSword · September 10, 2002, 12:42

i know how to use it tanx anyways?! but it doesnt connect i get timed out evertime!

not funny! with DAL i am online in 5 seconds!

EDIT: it finally worked!

Method · September 10, 2002, 15:02

DALnet hates me

. EFnet seems not to like me that much either. i finally got on to irc.lightning.net after several tries. as for choosing servers, isnt it better to choose on closer to you? undernet has one in toronto AND in montreal *hint hint*

anyways, i'll be TKG or TKG32

Darkness' Edge · September 11, 2002, 00:56

thanks for organising this in my absence

i've been just slightly busy, but that's only for a couple of days...

you don't need to connect to the one closest to you

the one i always get onto is located in moscow

DE
your aussie commissioner

Joeno · September 11, 2002, 04:58

I believe (but might be wrong here) that EFnet doesn't allow people with a too aggresive firewall on - they need to check something which certain firewalls (eg, Zonealarm) blocks. If you have a firewall on, you might try switching it off.

Vlad Antlerkov · September 11, 2002, 07:02

Unfortunately, there's no way I'll be able to attend. I tried downloading mIRC at the school yesterday. No luck.

Since I'm stuck there until 8 PM ET, I probably won't be able to make the chat until 8:30 PM (and even then, maybe not for long). I've posted my orders, anyway, so it won't matter unless we suddenly get a lot more energy credits or get Industrial Automation somehow.

Method · September 11, 2002, 07:11

Vlad: instead of MiRC, i got ViRC (MIRC was shareware

) from www.tucows.com. it works fine for me (though mirc.com has a good FAQ page) but if you're at school as you say, there may be a firewall.

Vlad Antlerkov · September 11, 2002, 07:17

Well, it's not that it won't download-- it's that there's no way I can get the program (or any downloaded program) to run.

(They changed the network setups recently. Under the old system, I wouldn't have had any problems.)

If I get the opportunity to access 'Poly at school today, I'll see if I can download that program...

Darkness' Edge · September 11, 2002, 09:30

Um, one problem, MWIA...

the agreed time was not 2000 Wednesday, but 2200-2300 Wednesday.

As of now, I've just got home from opening night of my play, it's midnight, and I'm absolutely stuffed.

I don't mind getting up at 7 (which is why I said 2200 at the earliest)...but 5 is out of the question.

So apologies to anyone who got confused, but you'll have to wait until 10PM GMT for a turnchat.

midnight bedtime...seven am turnchat...somehow I don't think I'll be seeking reelection

Kassiopeia · September 11, 2002, 10:01

Midnight for me. I've been ill and I really can't get asleep so I'll probably be there after all.

AdamTG02 · September 11, 2002, 13:35

Reason for the truncated name: EFnet limits youto 9 characters for nicknames. So MrWhereItsAt becomes MrWhereIt.

If this is going to be a problem, DALnet, for one, allows longer nicks.

Kassiopeia · September 11, 2002, 14:22

Nah, I think we can manage with shorter names. I'll be Kass^DoSE, for instance. AdamTG02 is short enough, MWIA is MWIA, DBTS is DBTS and so on.
Sure, if we can connect better to DALnet, that'll work fine for me too.

Method · September 11, 2002, 14:59

5PM: finish homework, and then try to wrestle the use of the computer away from the others in my household wanting to use it

DeathByTheSword · September 11, 2002, 15:41

ok for tonight does anyone know how to make a link to a certain post? this will come in handy for the sav/report/log

DeathByTheSword · September 11, 2002, 16:49

10 minutes to government meeting do all the relative personnel go to there comlinks and log on

Kassiopeia · September 11, 2002, 16:58

Ok people, get there before DeathByTheSword gets to play the game himself...