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Furtopia services and support => furtopia.org services support => Topic started by: Ziel on February 11, 2014, 06:42:14 pm
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If you're getting java errors with the IRC webclient, you may need to add the site to the exceptions list for Java. A recent Java update added some security measures that may, unfortunately, block the web client from working. The error I'm talking about will look something like this:
(http://puu.sh/6mcaK)
My first recommendation if you encounter this would be to connect with a dedicated IRC client (http://forums.furtopia.org/furtopia-org-services-support/how-to-use-an-irc-client-(for-mac-and-pc-users)/). But if you don't want to or cannot do this, the backup option to get around this is to add irc.furtopia.org/chat.php to the java exceptions list. The following is a step-by-step guide to doing this (shown in Window's 7).
In the start menu, go to All Programs, and find Java:
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step2_zpsc28d85c9.png)
Expand the Java folder, and click 'Configure Java':
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step3_zps8b9297f9.png)
This will bring up the Java Control Panel. From here, click the 'Security' tab:
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step4_zps6cb799dd.png)
Once in the Security tab, click 'Edit Site List' under the Exception Site List:
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step5_zps195076dd.png)
This will bring up the Exception Site List dialogue. Click 'Add':
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step6_zps3690f338.png)
1. In the top box, you can now enter the desired URL to add as an exception. Type in 'http://irc.furtopia.org/chat.php'
2. Click 'Add' after entering the URL:
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step7_zps77a16a9c.png)
You will probably get a pop-up warning like what is pictured below. Click 'continue' to allow the site to still be added to the list.
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step8_zps80a44668.png)
After the pop-up warning goes away, the Exception Site list will remain, with the site successfully added. Click 'OK':
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/step9_zpsd0434228.png)
This will return you to the Java Control Panel. Click 'OK':
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l566/ZielmannFox/java%20exception%20tutorial/stepend_zps0e791a54.png)
And you're done! Load up the IRC web client, and it should come up fine without giving that error.