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Write Your Own Your Own IM Bot
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 10:00 PM on September 2, 2008
The Digital Inspiration blog details a relatively simple method for creating your own interactive instant messenger "bot" that will take action once it receives an IM. Creating the bot requires an invitation from the IMified service, as well as some web space to host a bot script. Once you're set up, you've got an online presence that can reply with custom messages to chatters, send out group emails based on what you type to your secret IM contact, and much more. Hit the link below for a tutorial and example Google search script.
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IndyaLabs
Posted October 11, 2008 3:15 AM
I made a bot. And all i need now is a bot script.
My added my bot and it is online in the buddy list always.
can you please let me know, where i can find few bot scripts?
Or a way to make them?
itunes-guru
Posted 10:43 PM 2/9/08
Your own your own?
itunes-guru
kseve
Posted 10:41 PM 2/9/08
nice nice
kseve
TunaFish
Posted 10:29 PM 2/9/08
That sounds cool sounds cool.
TunaFish
lankysob
Posted 11:45 PM 2/9/08
Your article title writing bot is broke is broke.
lankysob
MePerson
Posted 11:45 PM 2/9/08
Thank you Lifehacker! A few days ago, I tried to use Globsy to set up my own bot, with no success. This should do the job!
(scary timing, btw :O)
MePerson
Git Em SteveDave is star crossed....out
Posted 12:17 AM 3/9/08
@itunes-guru: @lankysob: It makes complete sense to me. It tells you how to make a IM bot that is "Your own", rather than a generic bot. This one is personalized to you.
Git Em SteveDave is star crossed....out
Harrison20
Posted 12:40 AM 3/9/08
I might have to have to do this.
Harrison20
Mofoo
Posted 12:29 AM 3/9/08
@Git Em SteveDave is starlost: nah, don't think so. The referenced article doesn't use that phrase at all at all.
Mofoo
easy2panic
Posted 12:57 AM 3/9/08
Several years ago I wrote my own bot in VB that takes the text from an AIM chat window to see what someone typed, and then can put text into the textbox and send the enter key command. I think that was a lot more fun than this.
easy2panic
brainwav
Posted 12:45 AM 3/9/08
This could be very useful. If only I could make it establish a VPN connection...
brainwav
jupiterthunder
Posted 3:45 AM 3/9/08
@all
Wow, that got old quick.
jupiterthunder