the site webmasters ever start thinking about starting a IRC network for users to have realtime chat?

thought about it...the problem is it needs to be moderated and certain people might use it to spam....

Irc network ??

IRC.... live chat (ie chatroom)
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lol,bernard - i didnt have a scooby what it meant ..... and thanks cidem ... I do now

maybe if it was only run at certain times. like 7-9 or 9-12..... that's when most of us are on. and i'm sure there'd be no problem finding a mod for it.

Also mod bots are very advanced these days

But this futs best under flirtbox suggestions

*WHOOOSHH*
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Yes mod bots are very good, you can also run scripts that limit access, have pass worded channels and run a java client from the site to only allow members to use.
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I have installed an irc server on an idle server now.

some questions though:

1. how can I authenticate a user against a database (or against a script) ?
2. how can i pre-define channels and maybe password protect channels with dynamic passwords from a database?
3. how can i read the info about who is a moderator and stuff from a database?

If I introduce an irc server it has to be dynamic so it can be controlled from a web interface.....

Thanks!

... and how do i disable finger to protect the privacy of users?

cheers!

toby

hmm, all good questions, i have a few mates who are good with IRC, ill ask around see what i can find out for you
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If the organisation work can be done and the IRC server maintained then I would like to see this