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Chat-N-Time is a simple Perl real-time chat cgi for the web. It
lets you hold real-time conversations on a web page. User's log
in, and then can type what they'd like to say into a text box, and
click a button. The chat window refreshes itself every 10 seconds,
so that others looking at the page will be able to see the new
addition to the conversation. This program requires the use of frames,
though, so non-frame browsers won't be able to use it. Works with
Internet Explorer v3.0+ and Netscape 3.0 +. While it also makes use
of a META "Refresh" tag, users who can use frames but not META tags
can refresh their own screens by clicking another button.
(Yes, I know, this would be better with Java, but hey -- what do you
expect for free? )
There is a
working version online for you to play with.
You must be able to execute cgi programs on your web server. If you're
not sure whether you have permission to do this, or are not sure how to
configure the files, please ask your system administrator. (Usually
"root@your.machine.name." For example, if your email address is
'bob@mysite.com' then you can often reach your system administrator at
'root@mysite.com'. AOL, CompuServe, and Prodigy users should look for
"technical support" or "member services.")
The following files are required. You may download
the package for Unix in a gzipped tar file .
If you have Netscape or Internet Explorer, and you want to download
this, try holding down the "shift" key
while you click on the link. This should give you the option to download
the file.
Unix: Type "gunzip chatntime.tar.gz" then type "tar -xvf
chatntime.tar" to
uncompress and expand the package.
Program Summary:
Who's Using Chat-N-Time?:
Well, it's only been out for a week or so, so there's only one other place
using it, I think:
System Requirements:
The machine where your script will be run should be a Unix or Windows NT
with Perl 5.000 or higher.
It shouldn't matter whether the web server is Netscape or NCSA, and it
shouldn't matter what browser the user has as long as it supports
frames, forms and the POST method.
Files Needed:
The following files should be included with this distribution:
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