I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?

Jen

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:03:34 -0400, "AC" > wrote:

>
>Jen wrote:
>
>> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
>> What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>>
>> Jen
>
>the chat channel is IRC (Internet Relay Chat) where the posts are real time.
>
There is also a way to get to it, via the web. Unfortunately, I don't
use that interface to get there, but a lot of folks do. Maybe someone
who is familiar with the web address, can post it here.

Also, if you decide to come into the chat, stay for a bit, and talk.
We like to meet new folks..

And change your name from Anonymous to whatever nickname you want: you
can do it one of several ways. There is a box on the lower right
corner, where you can put your nickname you want to use in the
channel, and then hit the Enter key.

Christine (ChrisD in the chat channel)

Jen wrote:

> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
> What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>
> Jen

the chat channel is IRC (Internet Relay Chat) where the posts are real time.

On 2006-04-19, Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Christine (ChrisD in the chat channel)
>

What the hell is it with this stupid irc.penguinpowered.ca server? I
can't connect with my irc client or the java website. Why is the
certificate no good? grrrrr..

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:59:30 GMT, "Jen" >
wrote:

>I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
>What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?

It's a real time conversation. Here is the access information (which
should be included in all chat announcements):

rfc channel:

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/dmdb6

or on IRC:

Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
Port 6667
channel ID: #rec.food.cooking
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:33:38 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-04-19, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> Christine (ChrisD in the chat channel)
>>
>
>What the hell is it with this stupid irc.penguinpowered.ca server? I
>can't connect with my irc client or the java website. Why is the
>certificate no good? grrrrr..

Did you try the various servers? Like irc2.penguinpowered.ca, and
irc5.penguinpowered.ca.? Just keep on changing the numbers....

Some of us see you trying to connect...and wonder what has been
keeping you off the channel..

Christine

if you're interested. the link is....

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

On 2006-04-19, Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Some of us see you trying to connect...and wonder what has been
> keeping you off the channel..

Stupid ass server policy is what's keeping me off. Most of the time,
it's no prob. Others, I get a disconnect and try again and again and
then I get throttled ...."your repeating connection attempts too fast.
You now cannot try to connect for another 5 (or 10 or 15)
minutes". As for the java website, I tried and it ask if I'd accept a
non-qualified certificate and I reluctantly answered yes, and it still
disconnected me.

nb

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:59:30 GMT, "Jen" >
> wrote:
>
>> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat
>> room. What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>
> It's a real time conversation. Here is the access information (which
> should be included in all chat announcements):
>
> rfc channel:
>
> http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/dmdb6
>
> or on IRC:
>
> Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
> Port 6667
> channel ID: #rec.food.cooking

What she said AND (be warned) the topics stray all over the place but we
do manage to talk about food!

Jill

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:03:34 -0400, "AC" > wrote:
>
>>
>>Jen wrote:
>>
>>> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
>>> What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>>>
>>> Jen
>>
>>the chat channel is IRC (Internet Relay Chat) where the posts are real
>>time.


So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a newsgroup? Or
is it exactly the same, just real-time.

Jen

Jen wrote:

> So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a newsgroup? Or
> is it exactly the same, just real-time.
>

What can't be done in the newsgroup is instant response. A chat room is like a
real time meeting of real people, except that you are typing your
conversations.

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:42:53 GMT, "Jen" >
wrote:


>
>So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a newsgroup? Or
>is it exactly the same, just real-time.
>
>Jen
>
It's real time.

Come and find out..

Christine

Jen wrote:
> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:03:34 -0400, "AC" > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Jen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat
>>>> room. What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>>>>
>>>> Jen
>>>
>>> the chat channel is IRC (Internet Relay Chat) where the posts are
>>> real time.
>
>
> So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a
> newsgroup? Or is it exactly the same, just real-time.
>
> Jen

It's realtime and not exactly the same as rec.food.cooking. It's *much
more* like sitting around talking to people. We stray OT but always manage
to come back to food

rfc chat via the web:

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

or on IRC client:

Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca (or penguinpowered2.ca; penguinpowered5.ca,
etc.) if it won't resolve the channel
Port 6667
channel ID: #rec.food.cooking

Jill

Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

> I don't have a problem with the web-site certificate, it's the
> unsigned Java applet (for the web interface).

Use mIRC.

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

this got me a cute 404 message, with a helplink to fbi.gov I'm probably
not going to be chatting soon.

"Jen" > wrote in message
...
>I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
>What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>
> Jen

Thanks for all the replies. I might check it out some other time.

Jen

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:52:33 -0500, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>IRC is much more demanding of your time. Once you log in you're
>kinda committed for the next few minutes or the next few hours.
>There's much less substance in chat-rooms and there's no
>filtering out garbage.

Yep. But it rocks if you're looking for a way to avoid the housework.

serene

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:02:57 -0600, Christine Dabney wrote:

> There is also a way to get to it, via the web. Unfortunately, I don't
> use that interface to get there, but a lot of folks do. Maybe someone
> who is familiar with the web address, can post it here.

Java link, using your web browser:
http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

Web users: to change your nickname there is a button on the right
bottom. If that doesn't work, in the text bar type /nick
<yournewname> and hit enter or click OK


IRC:
Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
Port: 6667
Channel: #rec.food.cooking
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:42:53 GMT, Jen wrote:
>
> So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a newsgroup? Or
> is it exactly the same, just real-time.
>
It's like instant messaging.... if that helps you understand the
concept any better.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

Jen wrote:
> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
> What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.
>
> Jen

--Bryan

On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" > wrote:

>I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
>pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
>pretend to be teenage girls.

Exactly!

Carol, age 13
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" > wrote:
>
>>I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
>>pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
>>pretend to be teenage girls.
>
> Exactly!
>
> Carol, age 13

Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl? >

nb

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:07:09 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>> On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" > wrote:
>>
>>>I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
>>>pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
>>>pretend to be teenage girls.
>>
>> Exactly!
>>
>> Carol, age 13
>
>Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl? >
>
>nb

That's not a Big Daddy sucker, is it?

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:07:09 -0500, notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>>> On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
>>>> pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
>>>> pretend to be teenage girls.
>>> Exactly!
>>>
>>> Carol, age 13
>> Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl? >
>>
>> nb
>
> That's not a Big Daddy sucker, is it?
>
> Carol
LOL.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Food Snob wrote:

> I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
> pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
> pretend to be teenage girls.

IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
are FBI agents. :-P

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:30:48 -0400, "AC" > wrote:

>IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
>are FBI agents. :-P

Nice to meet you, Alice! My name is Carl.

And I apologize profusely for the thoughtless post I made to this
thread earlier. It was wrong, wrong, wrong.

Carol, er, Carl
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:31:35 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:07:09 -0500, notbob > wrote:
>
>>On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>>> On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
>>>>pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
>>>>pretend to be teenage girls.
>>>
>>> Exactly!
>>>
>>> Carol, age 13
>>
>>Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl? >
>>
>>nb
>
>That's not a Big Daddy sucker, is it?
>
>Carol

LOL.

Good one, Carol!

Christine

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:33:48 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:30:48 -0400, "AC" > wrote:
>
>>IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
>>are FBI agents. :-P
>
>Nice to meet you, Alice! My name is Carl.
>
>And I apologize profusely for the thoughtless post I made to this
>thread earlier. It was wrong, wrong, wrong.
>
>Carol, er, Carl

What thoughtless post?

Hmm...if you mean the sucker one, maybe it is my own warped sense of
humor, but I thought it was funny.

Christine

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:45:17 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:33:48 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:30:48 -0400, "AC" > wrote:
>>
>>>IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
>>>are FBI agents. :-P
>>
>>Nice to meet you, Alice! My name is Carl.
>>
>>And I apologize profusely for the thoughtless post I made to this
>>thread earlier. It was wrong, wrong, wrong.
>>
>>Carol, er, Carl
>
>What thoughtless post?
>
>Hmm...if you mean the sucker one, maybe it is my own warped sense of
>humor, but I thought it was funny.

I thought it was funny, too, until I thought about its connection to
child expoitation and abuse. :-(

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:19:22 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>I thought it was funny, too, until I thought about its connection to
>child expoitation and abuse. :-(
>
>Carol

Yeah, I see what you mean.

Christine