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Slh5000
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 Posted - 30 January 2009 : 11:48:19
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Hello. I am new to using forums and just installed Snitz. Just wondering if it is possible to get it to act more like an instant messenger. It seems, at least in my installation, that after sending a message, it isn't seen by others, until they query the database somehow, like posting a message, or refreshing their browser.
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HuwR
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 11:50:29
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| that is how forums work.< |
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Shaggy
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 11:50:41
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You're looking for a chat script then, not a forum.
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Slh5000
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 12:34:15
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| Thanks for your response. Yes I would like the chat capability, but the permanency of a forum. I was thinking about adding some code to refresh the page or query the database every 10 secs or so, so that it would behave more like an IM/chat script. It seems like it would be a nice feature for all forums.< |
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HuwR
Forum Admin
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 13:38:23
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that is what active.asp is for, it already autorefreshes if you tell set to.
if you want something that behaves like a chat then use one, forums are not designed to work like chat scripts, why reinvent the wheel ?< |
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Slh5000
Starting Member
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 14:12:07
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| I will check out active.asp. Maybe I am missing something, it doesn't make sense that having to take an action before you can see a recent post is a good thing, no matter what it is called. I mean people are sometimes on the same forum at the exact same time, talking to each other, right? In that case it seems like a forum should be able to act as an IM. I must be missing something here... but thanks for your help.< |
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 14:40:04
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Forums do things that IM's don't and IM's do things that forums don't they both have different purposes and use completely different technologies and functions.
the forums work on the web using http it is a pull not a push technology which is why it requires an action from you in order to get data from the server, IM's use their own proprietry protocols to communicate with each other and they push information rather than pulling it.
While you may be able to tweak the forum so that it does behave in a similar fashion by forcing a quick refresh, you will soon regret it when your host suspends your account for abusing system resources and swamping the database server.
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Slh5000
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Posted - 30 January 2009 : 18:24:59
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| Huwr, that would be the trick, to not overdo the refresh. I host my own website using SBS 2003 webserver, but I get your point. I'm going to play around with it some and see how it does. Thanks for the input.< |
Edited by - Slh5000 on 30 January 2009 18:26:28 |
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