Was talking to my brother Daniel about the links to the chatroom. He wants to put a link on his site to the chatroom. I told him it would be ok but that I prefer if people use the Java client to connect. He didn't like that. The java client doesn't work on Internet Explorer 6.0.

I wouldn't really care which client people used to connect but the perl one runs on the server and each instance spawns a niew drain on the ram of the system. No big deal with a lot of ram but the more people that connect the more slowly the server responds --I've tested it. Needs more ram.

Besides, the java client is nicer. Those who have tried both seem to prefer it. Anyway the discussion had the effect on me of reconsidering why I have 3 different chat clients listed on the page. I tested them again and found that there were two java ones. Naturally one of the java ones isn't as good as the other. I eliminated the lame one.

Then I wrote/adapted some code to sniff the browser for java. Now, when you click on the chatroom link you're sent to a page that tests your browser for java. If you have java you're sent to the java client. No java and you get the perl client.

Please test the link (top right) and leave your impressions about how it works. I can't really test it with every type of brower that happens by. But you can... Thanks.

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Richard http://lubrichs.mine.nu/ excellent - the fact that you are breaking it down to one - is a good idea - and you are to be commended on this effert sir . . . i have the latest IE 6.0.2600.0000IS - 128 Cipher and it is a customizd version of MSIE . . .

here is a brief - that may assist you ?

Based on NCSA Mosaic. NCSA Mosaic(TM); was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Distributed under a licensing agreement with Spyglass, Inc.

Contains security software licensed from RSA Data Security Inc.

Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

Multimedia software components, including Indeo(R); video, Indeo(R) audio, and Web Design Effects are provided by Intel Corp.

Unix version contains software licensed from Mainsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1998-1999 Mainsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Mainsoft is a trademark of Mainsoft Corporation

hope this is of assistance my friend . . .

later . . . let me know :)

Richard http://lubrichs.mine.nu/ almost forgot - it didn't work right . . .

here is what came up John -

" load: class EIRC not found "

Richard http://lubrichs.mine.nu/ . . . eh John - meant to mention - about your brother Daniel's Site - i like his work / site a lot also . . . he does a really great job on it - thanks for that link . . . i have meant to tell you for quite a while now . . . good one sir !!!