[Guide+FAQ] Chatroom <under construction>

[scarletwillow]

Contents
General Rules of the Chatroom
Chatroom Codes for Java Client
Accessing the ChatRoom
Accessing the ChatRoom Behind a Firewall/Proxy


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General Rules of the Chatroom

<These are not offical but a general idea of what should not be done in the chatroom>


Anything goes in the chatroom, however if someone expresses their discomfort in what/how you are talking, please stop.





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Chatroom Codes for Java Client

/me
Command for a Self Description. For example

/me is taking a nap

will appear as

Jiandan[Ai] is taking a nap


!commands
Shows list of most commands

!jcnetstats
Updates the Statistics Page (http://jcnet.150m.com/Stats/jcnet.html)
Do not abuse this function! Only one at a time and it is not necessary to do it every minutes

!addquote *****
Quote is added to a list which is saved and can be accessed later. ***** is the actual quote. Whatever you type there is saved, so put the username of who said it first. For example

!addquote <sagara0510> I liked the Star Wars Movie.

When it is saved, the Bot will tell you what quote number it has been saved as

!quote ###
This retrieves a previously saved quote. The ### is the number of the quote. For example, let's say the quote given in the last example is number 100, it will appear as

Quote 100 : "<sagara0510> I liked the Star Wars Movie."


!random
Displays a random quote

!lines
Displays number of quotes

!Concessions
Hungry? Try out our vending machine

Game Commands


!trivia
Turns on Trivia game

!triviastop
Turns off Triva game

!startguess
Turns on the Guess the Number

!guess ##
Your guess. Used to play the game

!stopguess
Turns off the Guess the Number

!TODstart
Turns on Truth or Dare

!truth
Choose Truth. Used to play the game

!dare
Choose Dare. Used to play the game

!turn *****
Pass the turn to the next person. ***** is the username of the next person. Used to play the game

!TODstop
Turns off Truth or Dare


!setbottle on
Turns off Spin the Bottle

!bottle
Spins the bottle

!setbottle off
Turns off Spin the Bottle



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Accessing the ChatRoom


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Accessing the Chat Room Behind a Firewall/Proxy

I will keep the tech-talk to a minimum, and simply go through step-by-step instructions. I own a system with Windows XP and use Internet Explorer and MIRC to access the chat. I do not suggest using the Java applet, since it's very heavy on system resource usage, but if you cannot install MIRC because you're at work, then it's still okay.

At this point, I will only give a bare-bones set of instructions, but I will add more explicit instructions and screenshots in time.

A Primer
Basically, we will use two programs, Your-Freedom and SocksCap, to tunnel through your firewall and/or proxy to access the chat room. These two programs can be run without a need for installation. The two programs must be running while you are in the chat room.

First, Ask Yourself
A. Can you access chatting programs such as AIM and MSN?
If you can, that is a good sign. If you can't, this method *might* not work, but it still may.
B. What sort of connection do you have?
If you are on dial-up (56K), then this method may lag a bit. If you're on anything higher, the connection should be A-OK.

Alright, lets go!

Your-Freedom
1. Download Your-Freedom:
http://your-freedom.net/
Make yourself an account and follow the directions on the site.
2. Configure Your-Freedom:
a. Status Tab > Configure
b. on the Server Connection Tab, typeAddress: ems.your-freedom.de
Port: 443
Protocol: HTTPSAt the bottom, only check Redirect SOCKS4/5, Enable Encryption, and Enable Re-Keying.
c. on the account information tab, enter your account name and password.
d. on the Proxy Settings tab, enter your proxy information. If you must authenticate to use to internet, then enter that information here. If you are unsure if you are on a proxy, open your internet browser and check.
For IE: Tools Menu > Internet Options > Connections Tab > Lan Settings Button > Proxy Server field. If there is information in the proxy server field, copy it into Your-Freedom.
For Firefox: Tools Menu > Options > General Tab > Connection Settings Button > HTTP Proxy field. If there is information in the HTTP proxy field, copy it into Your-Freedom.
e. click Save and Exit.

SocksCap
1. Download Sockscap:
http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp
2. Configure Sockscap:
a. File Menu > Settings
b. on the SOCKS Settings Tab, enter:SOCKS Server: localhost
Port: 1080c. for Protocol, select SOCKS Version 5 and Resolve All Names Locally.
d. click OK
e. click the New button
f. type: Profile Name: Name of the program you need to use (IE, mIRC, etc)
Command Line: Ex: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exeLeave the Working Directory as it is. Perform this for as many programs as you need to run through the proxy.
g. click OK.

Internet Explorer
Configure Internet Explorer
Tools Menu > Internet Options > Connections Tab > Lan Settings Button
Check "Automatically detect settings." Uncheck everything else.

Firefox
Configure Firefox
Tools Menu > Options > General Tab > Connection Settings Button
Select "Direct Connection to the Internet".

mIRC
Configure mIRC
Tools Menu > Options > Connect Tab
Fill everything in to your wishing.
Connect Tab > Servers SubtabIRC Network: Rizon
IRC Server: Rizon: Random Server
Connect Tab > Firewall TabFirewall Support: Both
Protocol: SOCKS5
Hostname: localhost
Port: 1080

Operation
Your-Freedom > Connect
SocksCap > Run Application
IE/Firefox > Go to the chat room
mIRC > Connect to Rizon, type /join #jcnet

That's it! Good luck ^.^

Additional Info:
Your-Freedom allows for a maximum of 64kbps upload and download. That's about 8kb/s each. It works for online games, too. Both Your-Freedom and SocksCap do not require installation.

[eimiie]

Thanks Jlo! :happy:

But I still can't connect after following those directions you gave. I ran the two programs and SOCKS said the connection timed out. >.< But it's ok, I'll just chat when I'm at home then.

[scarletwillow]

Eimiie, if you ever catch me on AIM, lemme know.
I'm probably missing a detail here or there = /

When you say that SOCKS said that the connection timed out, do you mean, SocksCap?

EDIT: Ah ah, I had the same problem yesterday.
Just try restarting the computer.

[judes]

might want to mention that if botty is there, you'll get kicked off for swearing?
but then people who frequent the chatroom don't swear that much in the first place.

edit: oh and i was thinking. has anybody ever considered using the chatroom (at least with IRC clients such as mIRC or sysreset) to be also used as another collection of downloads? because i think that would be interesting to do as well. i have a lot of music and manga that i would be willing to share, but i'm just too lazy to share by putting onto clubbox or yahoobriefcase.

[JianDan[Ai]]

Alright thx judes for the suggestion, ive been kinda delayed for this one cuz I cant get the screenshots I need. Im thinking to just finish this sooner, I might just skip the screenshots.

[judes]

which screenshots would you like?
i can do them for you if you want.

because i can help you set up a guide to going on IRC with mIRC no problem.
or some basic ones using java too.

unless it's some complicated thing. then i'm afraid i can't help you with that. haha.

[JianDan[Ai]]

Well I could get the screenshots myself, its just a pain in the ass to go and uninstall a buncha programs, disable my java and then re-install them and re-enable them. =P

[judes]

hahahaha. then, i can do them for you!
seriously. it won't be that much trouble at all.

[scarletwillow]

._.
Whoa! Alby's updating my thread =D

Main problem with IRC downloading is that... well... at this point, it's easier just to YSI or something, since we've only got regular members coming in, very rarely newbies.