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Looking for an IRC client that meets the following criteria...

1. Open-source, or at least free; 2. Able to join multiple servers at once; 3. Able to be minimised to tray (so it doesn't appear in the toolbar); 4. Able to be locked by password when minimised this way (so once minimised, I can't read the channels or write anything until I enter the password); 5. Runs on Windows XP; 6. Does not cause cancer, pregnancy or gangrene. Thanks for any responses.

Gaim satisfies all those except possibly 4. I usually lock my whole screen when I leave, so I don't know. —Keenan Pepper 05:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

6. Does not cause cancer, pregnancy or gangrene.

::Sorry, did I miss something?

That was just a joke. I've tried Gaim, but I'm not really fond of its style (which is more like AIM or MSN than an IRC client). And no, it can't be locked by password. Thanks all the same.

mIRC does all you want, but it's none free. X-Chat is open source, but I'm not sure if you can minimise to tray or password protect it. Sorry if you already knew this. Incidentally, can't you just use the Windows XP workstation lock function to protect IRC? Or the other alternative is a program I used to use called Quick Hide Windows (I think), which allows you to hide and password protect any window. Darksun 11:26, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can password-lock mIRC? I haven't tried that. I was using Gaim, but it started locking up my computer, so I'm using Kopete now. Youth in Asia 14:56, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gaim started locking up my computer too. I switched to Kopete because it was already installed but I hate it. --Kainaw ^(talk) 23:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Java - Lightweighr persistence mechanism

What is the java lightweight persistence mechanism?

Thanks, Ciaran

Google for it. I'd guess many Java programmers would say "POJOs coupled with Hibernate (or another package similar to Hibernate)". Or perhaps they'd say "anything simpler than EJB that replaces most of EJB's database functionality". Weregerbil 17:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also for background see persistence. Weregerbil 17:29, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Win 2000 & BMP File Types

I use Windows explorer " Tools | Folder Options | File Types " to set my default action for BMP files to be paintshop. A little bit later it reverts to MSPaint. Anyone know what is reverting it to MSPaint and how to stop this happening? All other file types seem OK. -- SGBailey 12:51, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

uninstall ctor.dll problem

when i try to unistall a game, a message error like "c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\11\50\Intel32\ctor.dll", i know that if I install the game again and then try to uninstall, this will work, but i dont have the game anymore. What i do??

If the uninstaller fails, delete the files by hand and then remove the entries for the game in regedit. Youth in Asia 14:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thanks

Last AIM sign in

How can you check when someone last signed into AIM? Many thanks, --217.42.132.207 16:43, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Using a client with logging capabilities (I use gaim, myself). digfarenough (talk) 17:35, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

GAIM has a hugely detailed logging ability, it can log anything that happens. --mboverload @ 06:22, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IRC question

I'm using Firefox 1.0. I tried clicking on the IRC channel links on the WP:CVU page, but I get a warning message saying, "irc is not a registered protocol." The article Internet Relay Chat did not help. Can anyone hear shed some light for me please? --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · contribs · e@} 20:36, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you need an extension such as Chatzilla. Any reason you are still on 1.0? There have been many bug fixes and security enhancements; I believe the current version is 1.5.0.5 (I'm at work, Firefox is at home). --LarryMac 20:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just laziness. I'll visit the Mozilla site and get all updated. Thanks for the reply! --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · contribs · e@} 21:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]