chatroom, IRC channel ?

[tom hanlon]

I went looking for the #stormchase channel in slashnet.irc I know a few chasers used to gather there. I could not find the server.

What is the current favored IRC channel or chat outlet for chasers ?

IRC is a nice low bandwidth thing to do while on the road, not while driving of course, as passenger.

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Tom

 

[mikegeukes]

A lot of the chasers from the old chat room, can be found on the following site.
http://spotterchat.org

Register: http://www.spotterchat.org/?page_id=5
Download: http://www.spotterchat.org/?page_id=15

Mike (EF)

 

[AndyGabrielson]

You can also try www.tornadochat.com which is a java chat and requires no registration or download...
tornadochat also has a mobile or low bandwidth feature which is simple text no java or graphics at www.tornadochat.net

 

[Andrew Herron]

For IRC a few of us Michiganders have set up a small network.

irc.micon.us #stormchase

 

[tom hanlon]

Spotterchat seems popular but it is taking way too long to download over my cell phone.

IRC was built for lightweight chat, and is ubiquitous, the lack of IRC is a shame.

I do not mind web interfaces to IRC but web only or flash only is not so good.

We need IRC.

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Tom

 

[Shane Adams]

Spotter Chat is easy. It takes about five minutes to download and setup, then you just log in and chat. Might not be the "most convenient" option, but it's definitely tops in quality of discussions.

 

[Andrew Herron]

Spotterchat is great, but sometimes it's a wonder who's driving the bus! You can use SC with Pidgin but there are some slight issues due to the open source XMPP server that it uses (it's not Scott's fault!).

Our little IRC network has three linked servers in Michigan right now with full channel and nick services. Feel free to create your own rooms or whatever you please.

If anyone in the plains area or elsewhere want to link up a server to our network, just get a hold of me, Ben Holcomb, or Fred Moses.

 

[John Wetter]

We need IRC? Not so much... SptterChat works great and uses XMPP, which is the modern chat protocol. The script kiddies pretty much took over IRC years ago.