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Re:The 37signals Effect by tptacek on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:52PM (#441083)
I would use HTML, but I really don't think HTML is an abomination. Whereas IRC clearly is, and it's not hard to replace, unlike HTML.

You could probably change Mibbit to use the MibbitChat protocol and most of your users would never care.

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Re:The 37signals Effect by axod on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:54PM (#441085)
Why do you assume that's not my longer term plan?

I already layer things ontop of IRC such as typing notify, recent chat on channel join etc...

IRC is a simple, solid chat protocol. It's about as ugly and broken as HTML IMHO.

You don't get users by forcing them to use some swanky new protocol/system off the bat. That's a recipe for quick failure.

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