InfocomBot Update

While you're at it, see if you can get AOL to prevent people from warning the bot offline as well.

Can't wait for this to be back online. I knew there was a reason to own a phone with AIM.
:)

Just keep trying. I can't wait for it to be online properly - this kind of thing is something I've been hankering for for a long long time.

:)

I contract for AOL, I highly doubt they'll lift the ban for you. Well, they might, but they will need to have 30 meetings about it, so you may get something done, by late next year. I recommend that you create a bunch of AIM bots, that would be more efficient.

infocombot4: Hello, this is infocombot4!  Sorry for the delay, how can I help you?
Jeremy L 06: games
Jeremy L 06: Hitchhikers_guide
infocombot4: What game do you want to play?  Infocombot4 has many games.
infocombot4: I do not have that game.
Jeremy L 06: what games do you have?
Jeremy L 06: hitchhikers_guide
infocombot4: I have the following games:  Hangman, Guess a Number, and Guess Your Own Weight.
infocombot4: I  do not have that game.
Jeremy L 06: why not?
Jeremy L 06: infocombot3 does.
Jeremy L 06: Type a game to play:
adventure, deadline, enchanter, hitchhikers_guide, 
leather_goddesses, lurking_horror, planetfall, shade, 
wishbringer, zork1, zork2, zork3

infocombot4: infocombot3 is no concern is infocombot4.  I have the following games:  Hangman, Guess Your Own Weight.  Those who backtalk are not allowed to play Guess a Number.

Jeremy L 06: why not??

Jeremy L 06: Hangman

Jeremy L 06: i want to play Hangman

infocombot4: Hangman it is!

infocombot4: Loading Hangman v2.3...

Jeremy L 06: it better be

infocombot4: Pick a topic:  1.) Sports, 2.) TV, 3.) Porn

Jeremy L 06: 2.) TV

infocombot4: Actor:  _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _

Jeremy L 06: A

infocombot4: _a_  _ _ _ a _ _

Jeremy L 06: C

Jeremy L 06: P

Jeremy L 06: T

Jeremy L 06: S

infocombot4: You have been hanged.

infocombot4: Game Over

Jeremy L 06: Why have i been hanged?

infocombot4: The answer was:  Cap Tsoasc

Jeremy L 06: This is crap

Jeremy L 06: you are crap

infocombot4: Would you like to play again?

infocombot4: Or play another game?

Jeremy L 06: No.

Jeremy L 06: No.

Jeremy L 06: Hmmm.

infocombot4: Infocombot4 will allow you to play Guess a Number.

Jeremy L 06: Can you call me?  I want to help program this bot.

Jeremy L 06: i worked with programming SmarterChild for AOL.

infocombot4: Infocombot4 cannot make phone calls.

infocombot4: Infocombot2 pays the phone bill.

Jeremy L 06: Really?

infocombot4: Yes.  He says Infocombots 1, 3, and 4 are not allowed to use the phone unless they fill in the time sheet next to the phone.

infocombot4: Infocombot4 wants to move out.

Jeremy L 06: Why don't You fill in the time sheet then?

infocombot4: Infocombot4 is a grown man, not a child.

infocombot4: I mean robot.

Jeremy L 06: Hello Human.

infocombot4: Infocombot means robot.  Shit.

Jeremy L 06: You are not a bot.

Jeremy L 06: You can't fool me.

infocombot4: Infocombot4 is a sophisticated bot.

This a Fake?

My bad. Hee hee.

Hi,

Have you considered using DirectConnect? I don't know how the AIM protocol works, though dc sounds like it would allow the client to send more messages.

I've written AIM bots with the Perl modules before, and while I'm aware that the documentation do not say anything about direct connect, people like Trillian have been able to reverse engineer it. GAIM might have some code that can activate it.

Thanks for all your hardwork, and keep it up.

-Q

Jeremy L 06: Hi!

Infocombot5: yo

Jeremy L 06: you trying to impersonate a bot?

Infocombot5: hmmm

Jeremy L 06: it's a [y]es or [n]o answer

Infocombot5: [m]

Jeremy L 06: oh, really?

Jeremy L 06: I want to play a game

Jeremy L 06: Hitchhikers_guide

Infocombot5: i only know candy land

Jeremy L 06: ok

Jeremy L 06: I want to play "candy land"

Infocombot5: you are in a forest of peppermint sticks

Jeremy L 06: eat peppermint stick

Infocombot5: peppermint stick melts in your mouth

Jeremy L 06: look around

Infocombot5: to the west you see a large ball of cotton candy

Jeremy L 06: transport to cotton candy

Infocombot5: you stand before the largest ball of cotton candy you've ever seen

Jeremy L 06: Pour water all over cotton candy!

Jeremy L 06: I die.

Infocombot5: cotton candy explodes in a flash of light

I've sent a couple of IM to InfocomBot but it didn't work :)) what should I do?

Ok, just so we're clear on this, I was infocombot4, but infocombot5 was not me. Infocombot5 is just a poser! Yeah, I said it! Mine was obviously MUCH funnier. Thank you.

Are the infocombots still running? I can never seem to make any of them work.

I haven't seen the infocom bot's up recently, either. Did they go down for good? for an upgrade? for awhile?

Mmmm... Is this down? It seems to be. It sounded like fun. Oh well.

Those fake exchanges crack me up. Are the bots still running? They are currently offline but I don't know if that is permanent or just based on people warning the bots offline.