ConquerChat README Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Peter Theill, theill.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This archive contains a simple ASP chat. Most other chatrooms works using the Session object. This chat doesn't and thus might be used on larger range of browsers and -settings. By using all files in this archive, you are actually able to set up and customise your own chatroom on your ASP enabled web site. In order to make the chat work properly, you will have to add a couple of lines in your "global.asa" file. The lines below are also included in the downloadable package. You should insert them in the top of your file, i.e. not in any of the default defined Sub functions. The lines above makes it possible to store currently logged in chat users, rooms and messages. We check this object every time we refresh the chat window page and kick out inactive users. If you do not have a 'global.asa' file use the one provided with this package. You have to place it in the root of your web server and not in the 'chat' directory or where you place all the other files. Please check: http://www.theill.com/asp/conquerchat.asp for FAQ & updated information about ConquerChat. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customize ConquerChat ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To make customisation to the name and/or number of rooms, make sure you reinitialise the chat. This is done by temporarily enabling INITIALIZING_CHATSYSTEM in constants.inc. After having enabled this, request the default.asp page and the chat will remove all rooms and users and create the new rooms you might have selected in the constants.inc file. If you need me to make a customized version of ConquerChat for you, please contact me (sales@theill.com) for details about pricing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are able to modify the source-code any way you like. All advertisements and/or banners shown in the downloaded chat may be removed before using it on your own site. ConquerChat is 100% freeware and enables you to get a quick start setting up your own chat without any restrictions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important note for Internet Information Server 5.0 users ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There might be a problem for users on older versions of IIS5: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q271/7/87.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Application.Lock%20IIS5&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=MSALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version History ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/30/2001 - Released 3.1 + Added support for private messages + Added user statistics for showing log on time, last action time, number of messages typed in the chat and the users IP address. 06/09/2001 - Released 3.0.2.0 + Added a page being displayed for the user if required variables haven't been included in global.asa file. 05/01/2001 + Added option for clearing message field after having send a message. 03/21/2001 - Released 3.0.1.0 + Added a new constant "TOP_MESSAGE_ORDER" for selecting if the messages should be printed top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top. 02/08/2001 - Released 3.0.0.1 ! Fixed a problem when checking for invalid username in default.asp page. 10/22/2000 - Released 3.0.0.0 + Added support for multiple rooms 07/18/2000 - Released 2.1.1.0 + updated code with a more safe logout method. + help files updated to show smiley states and descriptions. 06/29/2000 - Released 2.1.0.0 + added ability to replace typed smilies with images showing state. This feature was implemented thanks to Michael Mackert. Best regards, Peter Theill - peter@theill.com - http://www.theill.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------