Alamak Operator Services

Alamak Operator Services
An Operator or Op is a paying member of the Alamak community who helps support the chatline and other services provided by Alamak.
Operator membership was created for two reasons.

To support server improvments, upgrades, and network costs.
To monitor the chat rooms so all users can enjoy friendly chat without being flooded or harrassed.

Operator Signup Page
If you compare us with other web based chats you will find that we dont just offer chat, we have many added on services and use multiple servers and networks for reliability.
Unlimited Access
Alamak Operator status entitles you to unlimited access to services on all of our servers. The servers do have a maximum user limit and certain commands are restricted to those who have applied for Ops. As an Operator you will be permitted preferential access even if our system is full.
All services unless otherwise noted have been developed indepently by Alamak with the support of Operators.
Main Chat Access
We currently run 3 main chat servers, two in the United States and one in Singapore. These are called servers #1 #2 and #SG respectively.
Operators have special commands available on all servers, see the section below for a list of main chat special commands.
Frame Chat Access
We run a frames based chat that implements a controllable autorefresh and a different command set and slightly different policies than the main chats. We run a FrameChat both in the US and in Singapore.
CyberMyst Access
We have developed a multi- user web based game of hacking and slashing evil monsters, collecting potions, weapons, magical items, and so on.
Users can login and try out CyberMyst but upon quitting only Operators can save their score and be reported on the high scores list.
Additionally, Operators have access to special commands for creating doors, describing room, etc...
Galactic Conq
This is a web based stragey game where you create a race design and manage growth of your empire. Eventually, you meet alien races and cooperate or compete ( not always peacefully ) for the limited resources available.
Operators have access to a special command '/ops' which once enabled allows unlimited colonization, without the /ops command users will be limited to a set number of planets they can colonzie depending on current GC game policy.
Server Redundancy
We actually run 5 servers worldwide, more than you will get with any other web based chatline. These servers run on 3 seperate networks, two in the USA and one in Singapore. If one goes down, you will still be able to use the other ones.
No other chat site has this sort of network and server redundancy.
Support
As an Operator you will be given preferential treatment when submitting a request and asking for help via the Contact Us Page.
If you have a login problem or complaint, we'll do our best to help you in a timely fashion.
Alamak Community and Continued Development
Alamak is a community of concerned users, and has been in operatation since mid 1995. As an Operator you are helping to support our community. We are continually working to improve the chatline and add new services. Just this last year we added the AddressBooks, Wait, Galactic Conq, and FreeHome/CMAIL access as well as developed a new client to run on Alamak ( release April 1999 ).
We recently added more free games and services, including 'Tharsis Gate' and 'netrek'.
Operator memberships also support the Free Home Pages, Free Guestbooks, and chat Registered Access. Registration is a way users, can try out CMAIL, Alamak Search, Alamak AddressBook and Alamak Wait it is not intended as a permanent free service. These services are discussed below.
Operator membership supports all of our services and including free chatting, and hence Operators should be apprciated by regular users for making their chatting possible.
As an Alamak Operator you are paying for our original ideas and work to improve service to you, not a rip off or a copy of another site. It is important to note that Alamak was the first and is still the most popular web based chat. Other sites may have copied our format but they aren't original. We don't fake our user counts. Other sites have copied our format, command set, concept of Operator membership, policy pages ( with a few words changed here and there), and even now add new commands and features as we add them ( with little or no change ).
Special Chat Commands
We reserve the right to change or alter this list at any time, but Operators will always be given special commands and privledges.
Color and Text Modification
Operators can use color, make their whole line bold or colored, or mix and match as well as use special command for fading their text from one color to another.
Kick and Ban and Unban Commands
Operators are given the ability to help police the chat line and keep it a nice place to chat.
Backup Command
Operators can use the /backup command to request help from other Operators online when a room gets too out of hand or being harrassed by regular users for fair actions.
Give Command
Operators can /give a regular user access to color. Limited to being used by the user once, and Operators can give one per hour.
Lock and Unlock
Operators have the ability to lock or unlock rooms to outside access to partake in private chatting.
Post Command
Operators are allowed to /post to the public message board. This is for fun and enjoyment, it is not to issue complaints about other users, Ops, or the chatline.
Summon
This summons a user to a new location for private chatting even if the location is locked.
Ops Command
This is a new command that toggles the special "#" marks which identify an Operator. It enables Ops to go into stealth mode if they dont' want to be bothers or bugged to /give color.
Additional Commands
Additional command are available to higher level Ops but Operator levels can be changed by the chat administration and are not part of the service agreement.
Free Guestbooks
Alamak offers a very popular free guestbook service on both the US servers as well as the server in Singapore.
CMAIL
This is a chat mail function allowing users to send each other messages even if offline. When you login to the chat you will be notified if you have new CMAIL and provided a link to read it. You can also access CMAIL from inside of the FreeHome server which allows you to delete specific CMAILS, add people to your AddressBook or Wait List.
Wait List
This function allows you to wait for and be notified when your friends log into the chat. There is now an additional seperate wait server that will show you logins on all local servers including regular chat, framechat, cybermyst. This window will autoupdate every 60 seconds lettting you know who's online.
Alamak AddressBook / Search / FreeHome / Personals
Alamak now has a function to search out nicknames and store them in an AddressBook or your Wait List. You can also add people to your wait list from within the chat.
The freehome server also supports some personals and free home pages.
Cost

This chatline is primarily supported by Operator subscriptions which cost aproximately US $7 a month per person.

Operator Signup Page