Thank you for purchasing Echat script. I think you will find this script to be one of the best blends of usability and efficiency on the InterNet. It requires a easier set up than other scripts and if you’ve successfully installed other cgi scripts, you should have no problems with this one too.
**********FEATURES:***********
New User Functions — now users can:
1.) choose a Framefree option — For those who can’t do frames, this option is automatically selected. For those who won’t do frames, a selectable Framefree option is available via the help page.
2.) choose a text color — Users seem to enjoy this feature. I included it because it makes it a lot easier for the eye to follow the conversation as it scrolls down (or up) the page.
3.) view messages as they scroll down from the top, or up from the bottom. Users of other types of chat, like AOL or IRC, will appreciate this option.
4.) send private messages to other users, in Javascript popups or prompt boxes if possible. Users can ignore private messages if they prefer.
7.) enter their E-mail address on log on, and their nickname will be a mailto: link.
Administrative Functions — Now this site’s owner can:
*1.) designate “Registered Users,” who own a particular Nickname and have a custom log on message.
*2.) Choose a “high or low octane” running mode, depending on the speed of their server.
*3.) provide a list of words, and their translations, allowing e_Chat to automatically replace %naughty words with more acceptable, or comical substitutes.
4.) ban users (via REMOTE_HOST). Three mouse clicks and any offender is unable to send messages or log on. The REMOTE_HOST data remains in the banlist.txt file until you edit it. (The REMOTE_HOST variable is a text equivalent of the user’s IP, and is more specific than the domain name.)
5.) edit the banlist to ban by domain or partial REMOTE_HOST string. Essential for quick permanent banning.
6.) A log is automatically kept of messages. This log can be viewed from the admin frame, copied as text or html via your browser, and deleted. You can opt for an abbreviated form of the log, just including log-ons, log-offs, and messages with %naughty words.
7.) A click of your mouse clears the messages window. *This function now fixes a busted page as well.
*NOTE: The admin functions require frames. Each room has its own admin page, and there’s no master admin page for all rooms.