Canonfire! Forums-viewtopic-Greytalk- How to join in, plus Q & A.

Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:35 pm Greytalk- How to join in, plus Q & A.

Hi. Ummm....is Greytalk down. Can't seem to get aboard to pester...er... chat with all ye grand Greytalkers.

Keep getting a Not Found 404 msg page. Huh? Confused

Any help would be great.

Thanks.

AncientGamer. Cool

Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:55 pm

It works fine. If you have the Chatzilla plug-in for Firefox, just type irc://chat.psionics.net:6667/greytalk into your browser and it takes you there. That's the only IRC program I use anymore, but I assume others work just as well.

Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:41 am

Thu May 24, 2007 5:37 pm

Thu May 29, 2008 7:09 pm

Thu May 29, 2008 9:40 pm

You can't get in again BW? Shocked

Thu May 29, 2008 10:37 pm

Sat May 31, 2008 12:18 pm

Sat May 31, 2008 1:15 pm

Argh. You too GVD? Confused

I'll try and tell Holian about it if I ever see him before next Thursday.
You two don't use mIRC eh?

Well I tried that link on the left and it 404'd me too. Then I backed out the cf.html part and it sent me to a list of channels on otherworlders site.
Ours says: "The GreyTalk/CanonFire chat is located HERE, please update your bookmarks."
Using that link it took me to a chat page that said "Grey Talk Chat
We are testing out a new web chat. Please enter your name below."
I got in greychat but its rather strange. I guess the server is tinkering around with a new java chat service thingee.

Sat May 31, 2008 7:27 pm

Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:42 pm

Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:21 pm

In chatzilla, type:

/attach thulcandra.otherworlders.org

once it connects, type:

/nick YourNickname

yournickname being whatever you want, with no spaces, use underscores _

then

/join #greytalk

that's it.

If anyone has further connection problems, please AIM me (chatdemonrich) or MSN (chatdemon@hotmail.com) me and I'll try to help.

Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:26 pm

Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:45 pm

Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:28 pm

The java link in the page margin works. I had to use it when I had problems with mIRC. Somehow I got those problems worked out though, so I switched back to mIRC.
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:50 pm

Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:37 am

The CF link now works for me. Thanks to the CF admins for ironing out the difficulties.

For those who may still be encountering difficulties, I note that when I try to log on through the CF link sometimes I need to try two or three times before java "takes" and opens the chat window. And in every case, I come in as a guest and have to adjust my nickname (instructions for which are just below the chat window). Hope this may prove helpful.
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Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:31 pm

Sorry for posting in an old thread but it's on topic for my problem Smile

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I tried for about 2 hours tonight to get into chat and it wouldn't let me. I tried going in through the java thing here on the website...

Then tried mirc but couldn't figure out how to do it. I went to that new mirc users/help link that's there but all I got was a broken link/site not responding.

I tried using that chatzilla thing posted above as I use firefox but that wouldn't work either it just kept giving me a "retry in 30 seconds."

Dunno why but the java thing here at the website kept saying something about "forbidden you do not have access."

I swear I was nice last week so dunno why I been forbidden Shocked

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Edit: went and looked and it said this:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /chat/cf/ on this server.
Apache/2.2 Server at www.otherworlders.org Port 80

Dunno if that helps but that's what I kept getting when I tried the java thinigie.

Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:46 pm

Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:44 pm

I got in with chatzilla using chatdemon's directions above but no one else is here.

Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:49 pm

Otherworlders itself was down apparently, so users of whatever chat method(Java, Chatzilla, mIRC, Mibbit, etc.) were unable to get in for a while this evening. I posted the following elsewhere, but I'll put it here too.

This is a heads up for everyone who wants to visit the chat rooms. Java still works fine as far as I can tell(usually), but mIRC users will need to switch servers(unless you are just starting out with the chat room).

For mIRC users, launch mIRC as normal. You will not be able to connect until you do the following:

Got to "Tools" and then "Options". Under the "Catergory:" section on the left side of the box under the "Connect" heading, highlight the folder named "Servers", and click the "Add" button at the right. In the new box that pops up type in a short description of the server in the Description box, "Gamechat" for instance. In the "IRC Server" box type "irc.otherworlders.org"(don't type the quotes obviously:wink:), and in the "Ports" box type "6667", which is the #greytalk channel. There is no need to enter anything under the "Group" box. Enter a pasword if you wish, and then click "Add".

That should fix your problem and you should be able to restart mIRC and get into the chatrooms. Access the channel list as normal to join a specific chatroom. My thanks to Daigle who helped me a bit with my own switchover. Hope this helps somebody else.

Once you have mIRC installed, you can actually use this direct link:

irc://irc.otherworlders.org/greytalk

If anybody has any further help to pass along then by all means do so! Cool

Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:56 pm

I went through the posts here and got one of the instructions to work...

It was posted by ratlord

<<<In chatzilla, type:

/attach thulcandra.otherworlders.org

once it connects, type:

/nick YourNickname

yournickname being whatever you want, with no spaces, use underscores _

then

/join #greytalk

that's it. >>>

I couldn't get any of the others to work.

At least I think I got it to work... I am in a chat room called greytalk but for all I know I am on the wrong side of the cyber universe, on a wrong server, sitting in there talking to myself Smile

EDIT: OOps as it turns out I was on the wrong side of the cyber universe in the wrong chat room. While writing my post the post above mine was made and by following the link in it I was able to get into chat. Thank you Smile

This link worked like a charm

irc://irc.otherworlders.org/greytalk

Thanks Smile

Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:26 pm

Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:34 am

Are you using mIRC?

Internet Explorer was giving me troubles. I switched to Mozilla Firefox. Icarus helped me with it, you might PM him.
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Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:23 pm

ICEChat is also a good alternative. It's available for free download here: http://www.icechat.net/site/

Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:25 am

BlueWitch: You may have been on the wrong server. What you describe happened to me once when I wasn't paying attention to what server I had hooked up to when reinstalling mIRC. Double check all of your settings and that you are on the right server.
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Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:17 pm

Would any of that server stuff even be relevant, since I log into chats with the link on the CF main page? I've heard recent updates from MS have made a real mess of things, even for us using firefox.

I've pretty much always logged into chats this way, since my attempts at using mIRC never worked. That was an irritating couple of Thursday nights of not being able to check out chats. (Back when I was a greychat newbie, or technically before, since it wasn't until I used the firefox method that I was able to get into the chat)

I guess I should have mentioned my logging in method in the initial post. Well, everybody rolls a 1 eventually. It was just my turn.

Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:51 pm Here we go again

Well, once again, I try to log into the chat, and once again, I get a blank screen and it tells me there are 0 users in chat.

I don't know what I did to piss off Ralishaz so much. Cry

Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:06 pm

I see the link to GreyTalk has been removed from the site. So, I can't get in, and I'm probably not the only one now.

Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:21 pm

Sorry, this is a temporary situation while we make changes to the 'face' of Canonfire!

Mibbet is a free link:

https://cbe002.chat.mibbit.com/

This is the Mibbet home page. Connect using Otherworlders, replacing the Mibbet you'll see in that slot.
Enter your nick and the Channel #Greytalk and you go right to it!
Again, our apologies.
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Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:20 pm

Anybody else having troubles logging into chat tonight? I got in once, for about a second. But my other 8 or 9 attempts all failed.

Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:47 pm

No, but I had trouble getting to Canonfire. Got a message about something being down, and then I reloaded and it was fine.

MA

Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:53 pm

Same here. The PHP server was issuing some MySQL error messages earlier, but it seems to have cleared up. If anybody is having trouble joining GREYchat using mIRC, try the link here instead: http://www.otherworlders.org/chat/cf/
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Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:06 pm

Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:40 am

Glad to see you made it in last night, BlueWitch. :)

SirXaris

Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:46 pm

Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:55 pm

BlueWitch,

I use Firefox and log in through mibbit not mIrc so I don't know what java setting your using that could be whats causing it? I always thought Guest could not post strange.

Yeah 3 seconds I was wondering what happened to you last night?

I hope you can get it fixed. Also note you can try logging on on any day to see if you figured out the problem.

Later

Argon

Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:56 pm

I also use firefox, and I have for quite a few years now, and that's how I always log into chat: Firefox and the link on the CF main page.

I think you're on to something about java settings. The other week I tried a DVD in this machine and had some troubles with it and the disc player. I remember trying to change some settings in something to get it to work. So it's very possible I changed something in java and can't find it now.

I just tried getting into the chat room just before posting this. Just like last Thursday, and the Thursday before that, I get in, and get the boot a few seconds later.

Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:37 pm

OK, since the most likely theory for why I can't get into chat anymore, is something in java, I'll ask does anybody know how I can adjust those settings? My computer runs vista, I should warn you Wink

(Actually, I mention that because I know a lot of things are different by operating system)
This is the 3rd, maybe 4th, week that I haven't been able to get to the Thursday chat. I'm having withdrawal.

Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:45 pm

Are you still using the link from CF? Follow this link http://cbe003.chat.mibbit.com/ in the nick field but your name and channel #greytalk in the connect field scroll all the way down to otherworlders

Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:01 pm

Well, now I tried the link Argon provided, that worked last week. Now it won't even admit a chatroom exists. So I tried the link in this site, and got in for 4 seconds like usual now.

I have no idea what the deal is.

Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:08 pm

Sorry to hear that, BW. I'll see if I can find a guru to help.

Master Arminas

Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:02 pm

Well this is a new one.
Is Thursday chat canceled this week? I just checked the chatroom and I was the only one in there.

Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:13 pm

Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:25 pm

It's 10:24pm central now, I am in two chat rooms: one called #greytalk and the other #greychat. I am the only one in both these rooms

Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:16 am

Don't know if it case sensitive, but try #GreyTalk.
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Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:49 am

Is Greytalk still going on? I wouldn't mind to attend a chat one of these days. :)
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Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:23 pm

Greytalk was alive and kicking last night. Wink

Should have been there! Cool

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Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:51 pm

When's the next meetup? I'll look to be there, then. :)
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Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:59 pm

GREYtalk happens every Thursday evening, EST/PST, so if you do not live in North/South America you will need to figure in the time difference (for France I believe it would be early Friday morning).
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Sat Sep 21, 2013 6:29 am

Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:25 am

Officially...

"It is held Weekly on Thursdays from 8pmET to 3amET and Beyond"

...but some people show up early, some later.
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Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:43 am

Is it active on Thursdays? I made it in finally. Somewhat difficult to get in. Showing 5 users in the channel on mid day Saturday.
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Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:43 pm

Some folks show up there. Others show up on Discord here:

https://discordapp.com/channels/413945819205468160/413945819205468162

Might need an invite to get in.
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