Character Limit

[Serdash]

Hello! I've been using EWC for some time now, not actually using it myself per se, but I've been on a lot of websites that use it, and back in the day I was on a website that used the java based version of it.

I remember the java version having an unlimited text amount, where you could type as much as you wanted and it would simply cut off, and put [message continues in 22 seconds] or something similar. But I've noticed the new flash version doesn't have that, yet it still lets you type an unlimited amount of text, and it even shows however much you typed, but other users only see a portion of it.

Would there be a way to implement a fix for this? Maybe cut off the text amount where the client is going to, add a "x of y characters used" line below the text area, or maybe even re-implementing the [message continues in 22 seconds] feature? Or is there still a way to get such a feature on the new ewc?

Some friends and I are currently building a website that needs a chat with large text areas like that, and I would really love to use EWC, since it's really the all around best free chat software out there, but it lacks some of the features I miss oh so much.

Or if anyone knows of a chat service that does provide such things, well... I suppose the mods/admins wouldn't approve of promoting other services, but still.

EDIT:
Also, forgot to say, big thanks to anyone answering my questions and such. You guys rock.