Chat - Freqently Asked Questions:  (and the answers too!)
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This document include answers to:
        How do I do all this customization you talk about in the docs?
        Why won't the administrator password work?
        How do I change where the log files are kept?
        How do I turn off or restrict logging to one file?
        Where can I get the latest version of Chat?
        Why can't I telnet to port 1420 and connect to Chat?

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(Q)     
How can I do all this customization you talk about in the
docs?

(A)     
All you need to Customize chat is a copy of ResEdit,
available at ftp.apple.com, and elsewhere. The text that is
displayed in the chat room, preferences, log file names,
etc. are all stored in STR#, STR, and TEXT resources in the
Chat Application.

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(Q)     
Why won't the administrator password work?

(A)     
The administrator password is not used at login time (when
it asks you to enter in a password).  In fact, you are
NEVER prompted for the administrator password.  Instead, it
is used as part of the command you want to execute.  For
instance, the "\RESTART" command, which is used to log
everyone out of the chat room would be entered like this:

"\RESTART admin"

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(Q)     
How do I change where the log files are kept?
                
(A)     
In the chat room application, there are several STR#
resources which contain preferences for settings such as
this.  To change the location of the log files - you'll
need to edit the STR# resource named "Log File Names".  For
instance, to have the chat room log Channel 1 to the file
"Channel 1 Chit Chat" in the folder "Chat Room Stuff" on
"Macintosh HD".  You would change the first string in the
STR# resource to:

"Macintosh HD:Chat Room Stuff:Channel 1 Chit Chat" 

If you don't already have ResEdit, get it, you'll need it
to set the administrator password to something other than
"admin".  Not to mention the fact that it is a really handy
utility that no macintosh user should be without.

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(Q)
How can I turn off or restrict the logging to one file?        

(A)
If you blank out the filename for the log file in the str#
resource, the chat room will not open a log file for that
channel. Alternatively, if you set all of the file names to
the same filename, all the channels will be logged to the
same file.

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(Q)     
Where can I get the latest version of Chat?

(A)     
The most up to date version of chat and the source code for
chat will always be available in "/pub/chat" on the ftp
site "pluto.cc.umr.edu".  Chat will usually be available on
the major FTP archive sites as well.  (Sumex, Wuarchive,
etc.)

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(Q)     
Why can't I telnet to port 1420 and connect to Chat?
                
(A)     
Starting with version 2.0.6 of Chat, I made the default
port that Chat runs on to be Port #23. This is the default
port for telnet, which is much easier for most people to
use, since you don't have to specify a port number when
telnetting into the chat room.

The port can still be changed though by editing the
preferences resource.