We went with iChat (now owned by Koz.com) because of the following features
we were looking for:
|__ Smooth flow without constant reloading (using plugin or Java)
|__ Allows WebTV users to join (using HTML)
|__ Allows some users behind firewalls to join (using HTML)
|__ Allows for moderated events (like live celebrity chats)
|__ Allows to control of a slide (webpage or picture) or to push a web file
to the chatroom by a room moderator.
I continue to look for competing products to fill our needs. Does anyone
have a chat program that can fulfill these needs?
Thank you.
-- Camille Alcasid ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
UltimateTV (http://www.UltimateTV.com)
818.995.6808 x211
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lisa
> Rowe
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 3:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: WC:>: Chat Programs
>
>
> At 04:54 PM 3/15/99 -0600, Timothy Brooks, MD commented...
> >I have a client that wants to utilize a chat room on their site. I have
> >researched digichat, a pure java based chat program that is relatively
> >simple to administer and set up. Does anyone have experience with this
> >program? What other solutions have people used and what are their
> >experiences? Thanks.
>
> I have mixed feelings about java chat programs. I've had to implement
> several of these. One of my clients has a substantial percentage of
> WebTV-ers in their audience, and java chat is basically inaccessible to
> them. My solution has been to implement *two* chats. One is java-based -
> Volano chat. Another is STRAIGHT html/text. Harks back to early web days -
> to see new messages, you have to click a "more" button. The upside? It
> works EVERYWHERE. Practically EVERYONE can use it. It's fast, low
> on server
> resources, easy to set up. I find it's getting more usage than the java
> chat apps, which tend to crash even those whose browsers can handle java.
>
> It's available at http://tech.jps.net/~skempster/
>
> Hope this helps!
> Lisa Rowe, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> WebVoodoo Productions - http://www.webvoodoo.com/
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