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Ever been to a user-created MSN chat room and noticed they have a special hosting bot that does all the dirty work for them, catching all those dirty words and spammers, keeping out the troublemakers, and keeping track of who should be set as hosts? Ever wished you knew how to get one for your own chat room? Well, stop wishing. I am going to walk you through it step-by-step. In this tutorial we will be creating and running a hosting bot using a program called ViperBot. So let's get started… ViperBot Installation Install ViperBot Full Setup 3.83.9 Follow the on-screen installation instructions Make sure ViperBot is not running Install the vocx.exe/HarryPotter patch into C:/Program Files so you can connect to MSN Chat Install the Database Editor Run ViperBot Using Your Passport ID to Connect (Optional) You don’t have to use a Passport ID for your bot, in fact it’s a lot easier to just simply connect as a guest. But if you don't want your bot to have "Guest_" appended before your UserID when you connect to a chat room then adding your passport info will solve that. So to use your own Passport ID nickname and profile, you will need to do the following: Login to chat.msn.com and go into any chat room from your regular browser Next right click above the chat box next to the title of the chat room Choose "View Source" Notepad will now open with the source code. Go to the "Edit" menu and choose the "Find" option, and search for "MSNREGCookie" The info you want is the data that comes after VALUE=" and before ">'; Using the Find option, copy & paste the info for MSNREGCookie, PassportTicket and PassportProfile into the bottom three empty boxes in Viperbot. Make sure to paste them in this specific order: You are now ready to connect and create a new room Just remember that your Passport information changes daily, so you may need to re-do these steps if you can’t connect Connecting to a Chat Room If known, simply enter the URL of the chat room in the URL text box Or use the MSN Chat menu to browse and select desired chat room Remember your bot will only have the power to host if you are the owner of the chat room Create your own room Click on the Create Menu button Enter desired Room Name Enter a Topic Choose your Category, Language, and Locale Click Create when finished Before we go on, make sure you are in <>> - it should say so on the top bar of the program right next to where it says ViperBot 3.83. If you get an error while connecting then you likely have installed the vocx.exe/HarryPotterPatch in the wrong directory and ViperBot cannot find it. ViperBot Control Board Right-click the ViperBot icon in the System Tray (where the time is) and select 'Open Control Board'. Here is where you can set up the various options for your bot. Setting the Auto-Welcome Message: When set, your bot will automatically send a welcome message to every member who joins your room Navigate under the General Tab to the Welcome Options box Double-click the bottom message line to enter in the Welcome Message Double-click the Font text box to change the Font options Check 'Welcome' to activate the Welcome Message Choose the Message location: Check 'Whis. In main’ to whisper the Welcome on the Main Screen Check 'Main-personal' to Welcome only on there Main Screen. (No one else will see it) Check 'Whisper' to welcome in a regular whisper box Check 'Main' to Welcome in the Main Screen (Everyone will see it) Check '+v' to allow all entries voice (Used with Spectator Mode) Check '-o' to remove host status from anyone who enters the room Time Options The time options control effects what ViperBot sends to anyone that requests a local time on ViperBot. When turned on with the Mask option selected, ViperBot will send the message in the text line as your local time. With Block selected, ViperBot will not send any time at all, and Fake time will send whichever time you enter in the custom clock/date at the bottom. Auto Refresh/Re-Join/Plus Options Checking the Auto Refresh/Re-Join box will set the preference for ViperBot to either refresh or rejoin after being kicked Checking the 'rk' box will enable the Revenge Kick - which will kick anyone who kicks ViperBot and add the offender to the kicklist Checking the 'Adv' box will enable Room Advertising - which will send the selected advertisement (from the database) at selected intervals double click the box to set advertising interval Checking the 'Whisper Reply' - will send a message to anyone who whispers ViperBot Checking the 'seplog' - will log all whispered replies to a separate whisper window Scrap \ Mask relates to emoticons. Scrap won't show the emoticons and Mask will show all emoticons as ? Kick/Warn Tab Navigate to the Kick/Warn Tab in the ViperBot Controls for the following options Kick Options Choose from the Privmsg,/Whisper/Notice check boxes to determine where ViperBot should look for reasons to kick 'Set akk' - Will add every name ViperBot kicks to the kick list 'Wel. Back' – Will send a custom message to anyone who returns from 'away'. Simply type your desired message in the adjoining text box Ban Options - This will set the option to ban anyone ViperBot auto-kicks Scroll options - Scroll 1 will watch for anyone sending messages too fast according to the rate per second you input in the number box. Scroll 2 will watch for anyone repeating (spamming) the exact same text a certain amount of times. You may enter a custom message in the text box underneath to send to Scrollers Notice options - This will set ViperBot to Warn, Kick or turn user to Spectator anyone who requests a local time from ViperBot. A Custom message may be set in the text box below UCase (Uppercase) Options - When enabled, ViperBot will Warn/Kick/Spect anyone depending on the options selected. 'eico' is how many emoticons allowed in a row. 'word','letters','char'B will set how many uppercase of each are allowed. 'a. frmt.' will enable ViperBot to watch all action formats as well TLock (Topic Lock) Options - This will Warn/Kick/Spect anyone who attempt to change the current Topic. '+tn' allows only hosts to change topics. 'MLock' locks all modes, including room limit. 'OjLock' locks the On Join Welcome Message. 'irc watch' will scan for IRC commands being sent to server Additional Options - 'Profanity W/K' will watch for trigger words from the database (see below). 'Spare op1' will spare anyone from your Op1 list from being auto-kicked for the above options. 'Block nick changes' will kick anyone who attempts to change their nickname while still in your room DataBase Editor You can access the Database editor from the extra menu in ViperBot's Main Chat Screen. There are 3 sections here we’ll use; Words, Messages, and Advertisements. Words This is where you can add, delete or change words you would like ViperBot to watch out for. Enter the word you would like to add in the Edit warn/Kick Words white box and click Add. You can also use the arrow keys to scroll through the various entered words and change/delete them. Each word also has a number level assigned to it. The levels are: 1-15 = kick, 16-45 = Warn/Message, 46 = Spectator, 47-50 = Spectator with Message. (NOTE: If you delete words, always leave at least one word in the list.) To use this feature you need to check off the Profanity W\K box in the ViperBot Controls Kick/Warn Tab. Messages This works directly in relation to the Bad Word list. These are used for ViperBot's various kick messages applying to the number level you assigned to the Bad Word list. Simply use the arrows to Message 1 to change what ViperBot says when a Level 1 word is said in Chat. Advertisements Fairly straight forward here. Use the arrows to edit the Sample Ads by entering your own Ad in the Change white box. Type the Ad in the Add white box for a new Advertisement. To use this feature you will need to have enabled the Auto Refresh/Re-Join/Plus Adv feature in the ViperBot Controls General Tab. Extras Welcome Message codes: nk$, me.nk$, |, +| Advertisement Codes: me.nk$, |, +| Time Codes: nk$, me.nk$, |, +| Legend nk$ = guests nickname me.nk$ = Viperbot's nickname | = line break +| = message break That's the basics for getting started, and all I am going to cover here. There are still many other advanced features that Viperbot can implement, but for the average user, this should cover pretty much all the necessities. Good luck with your Bot, and feel free to ask any further questions in the Bots & Agents Forum.

The newest version of MSN Messenger has just been released and it's packed with even more features than previous versions. This new release has many features that were not available in previous versions. New Features Logging of conversations Custom IM window backgrounds Custom emoticons Built in Web-Cam support This version of MSN Messenger is also larger than previous versions (v4.7 was 1 MB, and v5.0 was 4 MB). Version 6 is now between 4.6MB and 6.3MB depending on your Operating System, it will currently only run on Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. Custom Emoticons MSN Messenger 6 supports the ability to make your own emoticons as well as some new animated and secret emoticons. This is a very neat feature of version 6, it also allows you to set each emoticon with a key command for it. Custom background images MSN Messenger 6 will also let you add a background image to your IM window. You can use the background images included with MSN, or you can use a custom image of your own. You also have the ability to "share" your background with who ever is in your conversation. Just remember not to use images that are very large in file size. This is great and gives you the chance to integrate MSN6 with the rest of your computer's theme. Multiplayer Games By pressing the Launch Site icon while in an IM conversation window you are now able to play Multiplayer games with a friend. Games currently available include: Checkers, Tic Tac Toe, Minesweeper, Bejeweled, Decision Wheel, and more. Be warned that the games may take some time to load if you or your opponent is on lower bandwidth Internet connections. The games are fun, but I'd like to see a little more action, maybe a racing game. Logging You are now offered the option to enable all your conversations to be logged automatically. They will be saved according to e-mail address and are available for viewing under File...Open Message History. This is great if you accidentally X out of the window or your computer freezes. You never lose the important conversations. Web Camera Support MSN Messenger 6 now supports web cams in conversations (it also supports voice conversations). Your web cam will automatically be detected and you can configure it easily through the Audio-Video Tuning Wizard under the Tools menu. Ever get tired of talking? This is for you! You can sit back and chat like the other person was right in front of you! Brand New Look MSN Messenger 6 also sports a new look with a more XP-like style I think the new style was just what MSN needed, It looks much better than Version 5 and brings MSN apart from the others. Display Pictures Display pictures are similar to the AIM Buddy icon. If both users run on MSN Messenger 6, you can have your display picture shown to your friend. It will add the icon of your choice to the right side of the IM window. This way is better than the AIM buddy icon because you can decide weather or not to be shown the other users' Display picture if you find it offensive. Just click the tab next to the display picture and it's hidden from view. Troubleshooting This new version is not without fault and has seen users including myself encounter some common problems. Here are a few of the common problems and their recommended solutions. Problem: MSN6 Keeps freezing when I sign in, or just after I sign in. (This fix will also usually work if you cannot sign in at all.) Solution: Exit MSN Messenger Program completely Click on Start, then Run, type: "regedit" (Without Quotes) Navigate to MyComputer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger Click the MSN Messenger Key (Click Once). Go to the Edit menu and select Delete Delete the MSN Messenger folder from c:\Program Files (Replace C: with your system disk if it is something other than C) Install MSN6 Problem: While Installing, I encounter Error 1603 - and the installation fails. Solution: Navigate to your System folder, usually c:\WINDOWS or c:\WinNT Enter the WinSxS folder You should see a folder called InstallTemp, rename it to InstallTemp2 Find the file x86_Microsoft.Windows.Networking.Dxmrtp_6595b64144ccf1df_5.2.0.4868_x-ww_212f7d9e Rename the aforementioned file to x86_Microsoft.Windows.Networking.Dxmrtp_6595b64144ccf1df_5.2.0.4868_x-ww_212f7d9e2 Now install MSN6 My Rating I like the built in web-cam support and the Display pictures and all the other new features, but I don't like the large file size, or the ads and customer experience message. I also think that MSN Messenger 6 uses more system memory than other versions because of the visual styles. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the worst, 10 being the best), I'd give MSN Messenger 6 a rating of Rating: 9 Who Should upgrade? If you need the new features and you can stand the download time - go for Version 6. If you have no need for the new features - stick with Version 5.0 or 4.7 Recommended Patches I suggest you get a few patches to make MSN v6 look better and free up some buddy list space