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Originally Posted by xfaethorx

is there a way to add a delay to when the bot replies?

no there isn't....

From what I've gathered, Tim is supposed to be working on a new version of this hack (to be released on HIS site) that will fix a number of such issues, as well as actually having a "learning" ability, which he mislead us into believing this one had....."This bot will learn overtime slowly from your users posts."- this is completely false!!.... However there is no knowing when, or even if, this new version will be completed. I've been waiting for 2 months for it now.

I've done a lot a research into the ALICE system since downloading this hack (never did get it to run on my server, but runs from my computer fine) The bot will learn, on a "short term" basis, by using cookies stored on each users computer. You can teach the bot on a more "long term" level, but you need to learn how the aiml files are set up, and how to create more. This is a fairly easy language to learn, and there is a lot of support on how to do so, available from the 'ALICE foundation' is self. I have successfully created several of my own aiml files, as well as located many through the foundation.

Would LOVE if some one would pick up this hack, and develop it more. I'm not very good at designing hacks, other wise I would do it myself hehe. If some one did decide to pick this up though, I'd be more than happy to help supply more AIML files, as well as custom ones I've done myself, including a VBulletin "how to/support" file, allowing the bot to run basically as a tech support personality for forum users (coping mostly the FAQ, and adding several more complicated questions as well)