7.10.7 Ending a chat session
How to end a chat session depends on whether the chat server is running on the computer, or the chat server is connected to the computer. The details are described below.
- When the chat server is running on the computer
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Close the Chat window.
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Stop the chat server.
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- When the chat server is connected to the computer
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Close the Chat window.
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Stop the connection to the chat server.
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The following describes how to do the above in detail.
To close the Chat window:
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From the menu of the Chat window, select File and then Exit.
The Chat window is closed. A message appears in the following situations:
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When the chat information is not saved, a message is displayed to check whether you want to save the information. For details abotu how to save a chat session, see 7.10.8 Saving chat information.
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When the chat server is running, a message is displayed to check whether you want to stop the chat server.
To stop the chat server:
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From the menu of the Chat window, select Tools and then Chat Server, and then remove the selection of Start Chat Server.
The chat server is stopped, and the Chat window becomes inactive.
To disconnect from the chat server:
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On the toolbar of the Chat window, click the Disconnection button (
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When more than one chat server is connected to, a dialog box is displayed for selecting the chat server to disconnect from.
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Select the chat server that you want to disconnect from, and then click OK.
The selected chat server is disconnected from. If the chat server is disconnected from normally, a message informing you that the chat server has been disconnected from is displayed in the Chat window.