chat hosting

[darrell]

hi, erm.. im kinda new to this thing. i have a question id like to ask yall..

ya'know if u wnt to host ur own chat room on winmx using one of those chat server's, do u have to keep ur computer on 24/7 with a internet conection that never disconnects ?

as id like to host my own room but i cant keep my computer/broadband connection on 24/7

thanks, any help wud be appreciated.

[Lagerlout666]

Yes you do if you want to host, a room constantly dropping spilling users wont stay very popular for long. i would try curing you instability problems first as your connection shouldnt just keep dropping.

Try posting some details about your set-up including what iISP you are with and maybe someone can help you to get a stable connection.

[J a M e S]

Yeap, like tiny said..
tho
its not essential to have 24/7 uptime/connection (you can host on dialup..)
but also as tiny said, your users wouldnt be very happy about having to rejoin or find ur room on the list every time your net disconects... ?(therefore woudnt be too popular)

you could of course get someone else to run it for you if there not botherd about leaving the computer on 24/7