Derek, it depends very much on what you mean by "chat room".
For example, you can use an IRC client, which you do have to install,
and which will connect you with thousands of chat rooms you can pop in
and out of at will. You would need to know the exact name of the chat
room in order to enter it, and they are all on many different worldwide
servers. There may also be web based IRC clients now, but I'm not
familiar with any as I haven't used IRC for many years now and have lost
track of what's available. I wouldn't be surprised though as even my
bank has an online webchat, which is effectively the same thing.
Likewise, you could also call a usenet group a chat room. If you have an
account with a newsgroup provider you can access many lists or "chat
rooms" via your email client. This type of chat room isn't in real time
and is more like this list, just on a newsgroup channel and is open and
free for anyone to use.
The third type of chat room could be a web forum. This could be in
either an open or closed group where you have to register. As with the
newsgroups, it is not usually in real time and relies on members posting
replies to others. Some forums do have their own IRC channel attached as
well, which is in real time.
So in order to answer your question you would need to tell us which sort
of chat room you are referring to.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
Deddajay
On 08/11/2015 18:21, Les Smithson wrote:
You're quite correct, I know nothing about chat rooms. Maybe someone
else will help you.
Derek Hornby writes:
> You are taking the thread off topic same as
> Eleanor
>
> I want to talk about the technical issues of chat rooms.
>
> So lets stay on topic please.
>
> I take it you don't know the answers about
> chat rooms.
>
> Can they be used in Braille?
>
> How easy to use.
>
> Do they store messages on users computer.
>
> If one needs special software to use a chat room,
> is this software already on an xp computer.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Les Smithson
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 5:14 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: chat rooms
>
>
> > If I decide to take a libel case to court
> > it makes sense for me to be able to show court, that what
>
> In what possible way is this thread not a legal question issue. Are
> you really going to take someone to court based on what some bloke on
> the Internet said?
>
>
>
> Derek Hornby writes:
> > That is a little silly
> > A lawyer can not deal with issues like:
> > How can a Braille user use chat rooms?
> >
> > Is the software already on an xp computer.
> >
> > So this thread is not a legal questions issue.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Les Smithson
> > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 4:59 PM
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: chat rooms
> >
> >
> > This is getting heavy. Speak to a lawyer.
> >
> >
> > Derek Hornby writes:
> > > Police will only get involved if they think a crime has, or
> > will
> > > be committed.
> > >
> > > So in this case, an organisation makes claims about me.
> > > I dispute what they said.
> > > Police won't get involved, and feel the issues
> > > are between me, and the organisation.
> > >
> > > If I decide to take a libel case to court
> > > it makes sense for me to be able to show court, that what
> > > the organisation says, can not be true.
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyway legal issues not for this list.
> > >
> > > I simply want to know about chat rooms.
> > >
> > > Would my computer have the chat rooms software
> > > or is that an extra.
> > >
> > > Can a chat room be used in Braille?
> > >
> > > Derek
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Eleanor burke
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 3:43 PM
> > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: chat rooms
> > >
> > > if you are really concerned and see it as a threat why not ask
> the
> > > police and give them all your evidence as they will have
> specialist
> > > software to ascertain this.
> > >
> > > > On 8 Nov 2015, at 15:39, Derek Hornby
> > > <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok but how do I find if I have chat rooms on my computer.
> > > >
> > > > I have Windows xp and jaws 15
> > > >
> > > > I have never used a chat room,
> > > > but need to be able to check, if someone else has done so,
> > > > from my computer.
> > > >
> > > > Derek
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> > > > Behalf Of Les Smithson
> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 2:04 PM
> > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: chat rooms
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi: That entirely depends on your chat client, but most do
> > maintain
> > > a
> > > > history. I don't know what a chat derail is.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Derek Hornby writes:
> > > >> Hi All
> > > >> Is there a way for me to check whether a chat room
> > > >> has been used, from my computer, and if yes, can I check
> for
> > > >> dates, times and what the chat derails were.
> > > >>
> > > >> Many thanks
> > > >> Derek
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