1. Browsers supported:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and up
Netscape 7.0 and up
Opera 7.54 an up
Mozilla and clones such as Firefox
ZbitNet Chat was not tested with other Browsers
2. Under certain circumstances, when logging into the chat using Microsoft Internet Explorer the following error is displayed:
One of the security settings of Internet Explorer disables scripting of ActiveX controls. This feature is used in the chat to play sound files. If the option is disable no sounds will be played and user will always receive the message shown above on log-in. Option that triggers this behavior can be found in the browser Internet Options/Security Tab/Custom Level button/ActiveX controls and plug-ins section/Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting.
3. The chat will not function properly if File/New Window menu item is selected in a browser to open another chat window, while chatting already. The chat server can only send message to one browser window in a single communication canal. When File/New Window option is used the new communication canal does not get created and server can randomly respond one browser window or another. This doesn't mean that two or more chat sessions can't be started from one machine. If new browser window is opened by launching a new instance of the browser (as opposed to File/New Window menu item) the second instance will create a new communication canal and both sessions will work successfully.