Derek,

Exellent point.  One of the reasons IRC faded off of my radar was the por=
ts=20
the clients used were blocked.

anthony

On Thursday 17 April 2003 12:22 pm, Derek Neighbors thought they were sma=
rt=20
and wrote:
> Bob George said:
> > On Thursday 17 April 2003 07:13 am, Rob Wultsch wrote:
> >> No clue as to the lone box versus profession... But why not just hav=
e
> >> a link like this one instead of having extra stuff running on the pl=
ug
> >> site. irc://efnet.demon.co.uk:6668/utvhacks     (yes that is a room
> >> about hacking a ms product)
> >>
> >> I know that it works under mozilla... no clue about anything else...
> >
> > That works (for those that have it configured properly).
> >
> > The reason I suggested a "try it now" (cgi or applet, doesn't matter)=
 is
> > based  on my experience with my free [linux-powered] cisco lab. On my
> > web page, I  described how to connect using ssh or telnet, and even
> > created several  "telnet:" links (that work under MS Windows at least=
).
> > But usage remained  low. I finally added an applet (yes, an evil JAVA
> > applet! :) and once people  peeked at it, they started bothering to
> > configure their telnet and ssh  clients for return visits.
> >
> > I suspect a lot of people have never tried IRC before, and they might
> > not be  willing to bother setting up a client without having seen the
> > value first.  Something on the web page just make that part easier fo=
r
> > first-time users.
>
> I agree with the 'see in action' bit, but before I take more flames on =
the
> java applet thing.  There are "practical" benefits to CGI:IRC that I ha=
ve
> not found in applet IRC clients.  Specifically you will notice it all
> rides on port 80.  I.E ANYONE with internet access to browse the web ca=
n
> irc.  This is important for folks behind firewalls. ;)
>
> -Derek
>
>
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