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WindBOT spamming RC in IRC channel

Sadly this is not something WindBOT can do. :( It would require keeping a connection to the IRC server constantly open, which would be possible for a bot that runs constantly, but that isn't WindBOT's case; it simply re-runs every 10 minutes (when all goes well and when I don't forget to re-activate it after code-change like I just did right now), giving the kinda-illusion that it runs constantly. Why does it not run all the time? Because it lives on my shared hosting account, which luckily gives me shell access, but forbids long-running processes. Now, this is only a soft restriction; I can still run long-running processes if needed, it's just that I don't know what will happen if I get caught. I can still try though, but if I do, it'll be something else from WindBOT. In fact, that sounds a lot better this way, since those two things don't fulfill the same purpose. I'll try to get that done in time for the Polycount Update (still no release date though? D:), it'll run only during that hectic time, and things should be fine. — Wind 07:14, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah a constant RC feed seems kind of silly now that I think about it again, and it wouldn't be possible if we go with Steam group chat instead of IRC (which I suspect we will). seb26 [talk] 07:19, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Aww, why not? >: It sounded like a cool challenge from a technical standpoint. Not sure about the practicality of it though... And yes it would have to be done through IRC, until Steam chat finally gets ported to XMPP or something. Regardless, wouldn't a TF Wiki channel be cool? :3 Go to #tfwiki on irc.freenode.net — Wind 07:22, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Definitely, but it seems somewhat infeasible, given that some of the links I posted say you need to add a few lines to LocalSettings.php, and "Currently, anyone can "hack" your bot by sending packets to the port you specify" D: [1] Valve ain't gonna make it happen. But this might work? Could even just run off a local machine? I don't know anything about bots or servers so just feel free to ignore me. seb26 [talk] 07:27, 29 August 2010 (UTC)