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Live help hosted by the Prodigy Internet Special Contributors
LIVE help for PI Members is available twice a week on irc.prodigy.net, where friendly member "volunteers" are waiting to help solve a problem, chat about PI, the internet and computing. So, Check the schedule, and drop in. We look forward to having you visit.

Our new Room Name for PI_Support is:

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#*sbc_helphub
type /join #*sbc_helphub to join us
Someone will be there to help until/unless
the server is "unplugged". See the
Scheduled dates
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If you would like to join our chat sessions and don't want to use an IRC chat client, you may want to try the Java Chat "thingy" which loads in your browser...
a web site you can chat from - http://chat.prodigy.net/java/

- click the "Prodigy Java Chat client" link
- give yourself a Nickname (and a password if the nick is registered for chat) and click the "Connect now" button and you are on...
- our room name is [#*sbc_helphub]
- select our room [#*sbc_helphub] from the dropdown (join a different room) menu and you have arrived.

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Directions to the Former SC's PI HelpHub Chat Room

-- Location: irc.prodigy.net port 6667
-- Room (channel): #*sbc_helphub
-- Subject: Welcome to the helphub where fellow members will be glad to help with your questions
-- Room Limit: currently -- none
-- Status: Open to All SBC/Prodigy accounts... You must be connected via an SBC ISP
-- Times listed: Eastern Time
-- Three ways to connect:

1. A standard IRC client -- several are listed below in the clients section...

2. If you would like to join our chat sessions and don't want to use an IRC chat client, you may want to try the JavaChat "thingy" which loads in your browser... a web site you can chat from
- http://chat.prodigy.net/java/
- click the "Prodigy Java Chat client" link
- give yourself a Nickname (and a password if the nick is registered for chat) and click the "Connect now" button and you are on...
- our room name is #*sbc_helphub
- type "/join #*sbc_helphub" (without quotes) in the typing field of the room you enter automatically (#*chat_central*.chat_central_1) after arrival, hit enter and you will join the new room.

3. Mozilla users can join in using Chatzilla -- just click this link irc://irc.prodigy.net/#*sbc_helphub

If you have trouble finding us, check the schedule and please feel free to contact a host or one of these Former SCs for directions.
MadMan ßøßH
n0rm

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Schedule

Below is the current scheduled PI/SBC HelpHub Chat Help Sessions hosted by Special Contributors. Please note that the Former SC Hosts are offering these chat help sessions twice a week -- on Tuesday and Thursday. Join us!!!

**Prodigy/SBC Support for October 2005**
Tuesday October 4th 8-10 pm Thursday October 6th 8-10 pm Tuesday October 11th 8-10 pm Thursday October 13th 8-10 pm Tuesday October 18th 8-10 pm Thursday October 20th 8-10 pm Tuesday October 25th 8-10 pm Thursday October 27th 8-10 pm

** Someone will be there to help until/unless
the server gets "unplugged".

We hope you will find these chat help sessions convenient and helpful. If you need help -- or just have questions, drop into one of the scheduled help sessions. Our Host Former SCs will be there to assist you.

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IRC Software, Tips and Stuff

WANT A STANDARD IRC CHAT PROGRAM?

Here are links to pages where you can download the IRC client of your choice.

Download --> mIRC - mIRC U.S. Mirror
--for Windows

Wine verified
mIRC instructions by Cheech

Download --> pIRCh - Pirch - The Fun Place
pIRCh instructions for PI by Shadow

Download --> Global Chat for Win 95
Global Chat for Win 3.1 -> Download

Netscape Chat - 16 bit - not supported -> Download

Download --> Trillian - Doubles as an IRC and IM client

Download --> Visual IRC - new home

~~Quintus, (formerly Acuity: ichat Home Page) - (Formerly Global Chat)~~

MS Chat (aka Comic Chat)

Prodigy provided software for IRC & IM
PIM/CnG v.200 no longer available to download

~~PIM/Odigo v.250 - Instant Messenger chat~~ ~~Attention PIM 2.5 Users: Upgrade Required~~ PIM 2.5 software will no longer work after April 15, 2002. If you wish to continue using PIM after that date, you must upgrade to the latest version.click Here
NOTE: PIM is an instant Messenger with NON IRC chat capability. There are no set chat rooms or an IRC server where chat rooms are created as with standard IRC. Users can create "Pseudo-Chatrooms" based on the website in their browser. To join, go to the web site and open the chat feature.

for Web based Java Chat on IRC browse to http://chat.prodigy.net/java/
Once connected, type /join #*sbc_helphub
Discontinued October, 2000 but is back for you to use!
Prodigy no longer provides an IRC client, but any standard IRC client like mIRC, pIRCh, etc. or JavaChat can be used on irc.prodigy.net

Traditional Instant Messengers and Internet phoning methods that can be used along with PIM.

ICQ - World's Largest Internet Online Communication Network

AOL Instant Messenger | Download

PowWow, at its new home -new- Tribal Voice, makers of PowWow

Trillian - Doubles as a standard IRC and IM client that can communicate with various IM clients like ICQ, AIM, etc..

Voice chat (iNet Phones)

Net2Phone

NetSpeak - Now owned by ADIR Tech.

~~Qtalk the voice for ICQ~~

~~Firetalk~~

MediaRing Talk: The Voice for the Net Generation

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What's with those funny characters? OR "What's that, you say?"

Acronyms - http://www.sols cape.com/chat/acronyms.html
Smile's

Looking for more IRC servers? Here is a list for you...
http://www.infodrom.north.de/~matthi/jv-1080/serverirc.html
...hope it isn't too out of date...

Looking for a free public access proxy? Try
http://tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/

Looking for NickServ and Chanserv Commands? See
http://www.ascends.org/cmds/cmds1.htm
This list of commands for NickServ and Chanserv provides you with a detailed explanation of each command and an example for input.

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