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## [11.0] - Chat Features

    Selecting the Chat Features option from the SCFG will bring you to the
    following sub-menu, an explanation of the options shown here follow.

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[11.1] - Artificial Chat Gurus

    This selection will give you a sub-menu with a list of available artificial
    gurus, here you can insert and delete gurus.

    Selecting a guru from the menu will bring you to a menu allowing you to
    configure that guru.

    Guru Name:
    	The name users will see when chatting with this artificial guru.

    Guru Internal Code:
    	This is an 8 character code used internally by Synchronet and should be
    	unique for each guru. This is also the filename which will be used for
    	the intelligence engine for this guru (with the .DAT extension, located
    	in your CTRL directory). See the section on customization for
    	information on customizing chat gurus.

    Access Requirements:
    	Only users meeting the criteria set here will be able to chat with this
    	guru.

## [11.2] - Chat Actions

    Selecting this option will show a list of available chat action sets where you
    can insert and delete action sets. Selecting an action set from this menu will
    display a list of the actions contained within that set.

    Synchronet comes with a default chat action set, which you can modify, or use
    as a reference for creating your own action set. Each command response should
    have two '%s' fields contained in the line, the first will be replaced with
    the name of the user performing the action, the second with the name of the
    user to which the action is directed.

## [11.3] - Multinode Chat Channels

    Selecting this option will give you a sub-menu. An example of how a chat
    channel might be set up, along with the options available, is shown:

    Name:
    	This is the name of this chat channel, and what will be displayed to
    	users when viewing a list of available chat channels.

    Internal Code:
    	This is an internal code for SBBS to distinguish this chat channel from
            the others on the system. This must be a unique name of up to 8 valid
    	DOS filename characters.

    Cost in Credits:
    	This is the amount of credits which will be deducted from the users
    	account when joining this particular chat channel.

    Access Requirements:
    	A user must meet the criteria set here in order to be able to use
    	(or even see) this chat channel.

    Password Protection:
    	If you wish to allow users to be able to lock this channel with a
    	password (only users knowing this password can enter the channel), you
    	should set this option to Yes.

    Guru Joins When Empty:
    	Set this option to Yes to have the selected chat guru enter this chat
    	channel when there is only one user in the channel.

    Channel Guru:
    	This is the guru which will join this channel (if the above option is
    	set to yes). Selecting this option will give you a list of available
    	chat gurus to choose from.

    Channel Action Set:
    	This is the chat action set which will be available to users in this
    	channel. Selecting this option will give you a list of available
    	chat action sets.

## [11.4] - External Sysop Chat Pagers

    This option allows for sysops to have custom chat pages (external to what is
    available in Synchronet). Sysops can have .TON files played when certain or all
    users page, or if a sound card is installed, the sysop may have a .WAV or .VOC
    file play. Selecting this option will give you a list of currently configured
    chat pagers.

    Selecting a pager from the above menu will give you other options for this chat
    pager.

    Command Line:
    	This is the command line necessary to invoke the chat pager.

    Access Requirements:
    	This is the list of criteria a user must meet for this pager to
    	affect them.

    Intercept I/O Interrupts:
    	If the chat pager specified produces screen output that the user
    	should see (or a series of beeps that the user should hear), this
    	option should be toggled to Yes.

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Copyright © 2000 by Rob Swindell
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