CHAT Command

Command

CHAT -- Connect to Chat Server.

Synopsis

CH[at]

Description

The CHAT command connects you to the integral chat server, allowing you to conduct conferences with one or more other users.

There are 65536 separate channels (or "rooms") of which the first 256 (*except room 101) are local to this system, and the remainder may be linked to other systems, allowing widely separated users to chat.

(*Room 101 links to RoundTable/BPQ chat, if any RoundTable links have been defined - see below.)

The chat server has its own set of commands, which are detailed separately in the CHATCMDS manual entry.

Notes

The chat server may also be reached by connecting to its own callsign, either directly or through the Netrom network, or by telnetting to TCP port 3600 (or whatever it has been relocated to).

Sysops have a "always-on" chat window for chatting amongst themselves, and there is a "chat monitor" window for keeping an eye on chat activity.

Availability

Available to all users except guests.

See also

CHATCMDS(1) -- Detailed description of chat server commands.
CHAT-SRV(6) -- Chat Server