THANKS for your help. I WAS using Chrome, bit I opened a FireFox window, and now (well, knowing to avoid mibbit) everything seems to be OK ! On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:42 PM, David Munson wrote: > Weird. @ is something I'd expect to see on a username to designate operator > privileges. I've checked out the webchat.freenode.net and it's working OK > as far as I can tell... > > I've attached a screenshot of what my screen looks like before I hit > "Connect" and it's connected me successfully using the webchat client. > > What browser are you using? > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > >> OK, so it sounds like the mibbit client is still too dumb, >> to detect (and tell me) the fact that it is blocked... Hmm... >> I didn't have this problem >> the previous time, I >> tried to participate in one of these #ABLEconf sessions... >> >> and, even that, does not explain why my session at webchat.freenode.net , >> is >> not able to see anything, that anyone else is saying. >> >> I did notice that it is displaying my CHANNEL ID as >> #@ABLEconf >> >> but I do not know where that "@" came from ... >> (not from me!) >> (at least, not intentionally!) >> >> Thanks, >> -- >> Mike Schwartz >> Glendale AZ >> schwartz@acm.org >> >> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:27 PM, David Munson wrote: >> >>> As far as I know, freenode has blocked the mibbit client, or at least >>> that was the case in June. >>> >>> MikeSchwartz should work fine as a nickname, I'd suggest trying to avoid >>> underscores and other non-alphanumeric characters. And either "ableconf" or >>> "#ableconf" should work for the webchat.freenode.net client. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: >>> >>>> some examples: >>>> in my window (well, tab) using "http://www.mibbit.com/chat/" I sent >>>> this: >>>> >>>> 20:15 Mike_Schwartz Hello... is anyone there, on #ABLEconf? >>>> and >>>> in my window (well, tab) using "http://webchat.freenode.net/" I sent >>>> this: >>>> [20:11] <@Mike_Schwartz_00> Hello! anyone there? >>>> and >>>> neither one of them, seemed to show up, in the other window (er, umm, >>>> tab) -- ! >>>> >>>> any comments / advice? >>>> Thanks, >>>> -- >>>> Mike Schwartz >>>> Glendale AZ >>>> schwartz@acm.org >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: >>>> >>>>> I "also" logged on the same channel, at >>>>> http://webchat.freenode.net/ >>>>> (since it is recommended), >>>>> with using a slightly different nic >>>>> ("Mike_Schwartz_002", but the "2" got cut off...) >>>>> >>>>> and stuff that I said in ONE window, is NOT showing up in the other! >>>>> >>>>> NO WONDER it seems I cannot "hear" what anyone else is saying... >>>>> write-only memory! >>>>> >>>>> any suggestions / advice appreciated... >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> -- >>>>> Mike Schwartz >>>>> Glendale AZ >>>>> schwartz@acm.org >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:01 PM, David Munson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> #ableconf suggests this client as well, it's DHTML and I just checked >>>>>> it out... better use of screen space IMO >>>>>> >>>>>> http://webchat.freenode.net/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:57 PM, David Munson >>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Try this: http://java.freenode.net/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Mike Schwartz < >>>>>>> mike.l.schwartz@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:14 PM, der.hans wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> moin moin, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> tonight's agenda is online. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.ABLEconf.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page#Meeting_Agendas >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We meet on Freenode's IRC network in #ABLEconf every Sunday night >>>>>>>>> at 20:00. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ciao, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> der.hans >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> # [...] >>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could someone please tell me (or, remind me) how to do this just >>>>>>>> using a web browser? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The computer I am sitting at, has (Afaik) no >>>>>>>> proper "IRC" client -- but it does have firefox >>>>>>>> and (what I am using now) Google "Chrome". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think it worked last time, I have just forgotten >>>>>>>> what the secret was. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Mike Schwartz >>>>>>>> Glendale AZ >>>>>>>> schwartz@acm.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> > -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org