Quick question about random chats

[fade2black789]

How come sometimes I get messages from random IP addresses? It says I am chatting with them, but I can't reply cause it says "host is unavailable". Please explain...thanks.

[birdy]

They've probably tried to chat with you when you've not been at the computer. Then when you want to reply to them, they're not around any more. Chat is strange, with a mind of it's own. Sometimes it works, other times... forget it

[fade2black789]

Oh I see. Is there a way I can start a chat? Like, if i want to ask about the quality of a download or if the content is what the title is says it is?

[birdy]

Right click on the search page's column header & make sure chat is ticked. This way, you'll be able to see which hosts have chat enabled (a smiley means they have chat enabled). Now, right click on a file where you see a & choose 'chat with host'. A chat box will open & you can try to chat with the host of that file!

You can do the same thing with the monitor page & see which uploaders have chat on.

Like I said before though, sometimes it won't work!!