[TPIN] TPIN CHATROOM connection instructions - Chatzilla (using Firefox)

[Mike Barry]

	This is my personal favorite.  Included are instructions on
installing Firefox browser if you don't have it already.  I highly recommend
this browser anyway... :)

	Note - to use Chatzilla, you MUST have Firefox installed.

	Mike

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   Okay, here are the steps for installing FireFox Internet Browser.

1 - Download Firefox from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
a)  Select Standard Installation.
b)  Launch FireFox after installation completes
c)  Import your settings from IE (recommended).
d)  Import your home page from IE (recommended).


   Now, to install Chatzilla follow these steps.

1 - Go to http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com.

2 - Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look in the far right corner.
    Click on the blue text that says "install 0.9.77".  (This number may
change
    when new versions are available.)

3 - Notice that a yellow bar comes up in the Firefox browser that says
    "Firefox prevented this site (chatzilla.hacksrus.com) from asking you to
install
    software on your computer."  Click on the button that reads "Edit
Options" on 
    the far right of this yellow bar and then click on the ALLOW button for
the
    site chatzilla.hacksrus.com in the window that pops up. Then click CLOSE
to close
    that small window.

4 - Click on the blue "install 0.9.77" button again.  (This time it'll
work!)  A
    Software Installaion box will pop up.  Wait 2 seconds for the Install
button, and
    then click install.  Firefox will install Chatzilla into itself, and
then
    prompt you to restart Firefox.  Click on the Restart button and Firefox
closes and
    restarts.


    Chatzilla is now installed.  Let's take a few seconds to configure it.


1 - Within FireFox, click on the Tools menu at the top and then click on
Chatzilla.
    The Chatzilla box pops up.

2 - Within the Chatzilla box, click on the Chatzilla menu and then click
Preferences.
    The Chatzilla Preferences box pops up.

3 - On the General Tab in the right pane, scroll down to the Identification
section.
    Fill in Username (this should be your *real* first and last name.  
    Fill in Nickname (this will be the name that appears in the chat window)
    Fill in Nickname-(away) if you like...this is optional.

4 - Now, click on the Startup Tab.  Scroll down to Auto-Connect URL's.
Click the ADD
    button and in the "Prompt" window that pops up enter the text
"irc://irc.starchat.net"
    (WITHOUT QUOTES!) and then click OK.  Click OK at the bottom of
Chatzilla Preferences
    box to close it.

5 - Close Chatzilla! dialogue box.  

6 - Now, in Firefox - Click on the Tools Menu, Click on Chatzilla.
Chatzilla will now
    connect you to Starchat.  Lots of text will fly by in the Chatzilla
window that pops
    up.  When it's through (usually about 3 - 5 seconds) you'll see a 1 line
window down
    at the bottom of the Chatzilla box.  In that window, type "/join #tpin
doublec" (again,
    WITHOUT QUOTES) and you'll join the TPIN chatroom.

7 - Once you're in the room, ask me to help you configure Chatzilla some
more so that you just have to type in the URL in Firefox browser to connect.


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