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The problem with a chat app that's actually within the site is almost always bandwidth. It's VERY expensive in terms of transfers to make a chat run well enough that people will not be frustrated with it.

While bandwidth itself has become very cheap, not everyone has a new hosting plan, and not all plans are automatically updated to keep pace with what's currently offered.

I can't speak for Hammerfel, but that's usually the problem. The solution is usually an IRC channel or an AIM room with a constant name (joedios or joedioschat, something like that).

01-02-2007, 06:00 PM	#3
phu Veteran Offline --> Posts: 271 --> Join Date: Feb 2006	The problem with a chat app that's actually within the site is almost always bandwidth. It's VERY expensive in terms of transfers to make a chat run well enough that people will not be frustrated with it. While bandwidth itself has become very cheap, not everyone has a new hosting plan, and not all plans are automatically updated to keep pace with what's currently offered. I can't speak for Hammerfel, but that's usually the problem. The solution is usually an IRC channel or an AIM room with a constant name (joedios or joedioschat, something like that). __________________ KungPhu (personal site)