Carl,

   you ever consider building a chatroom on your website? Should not be 
difficult writing a java based program to implement one. Of course, I 
have no idea how to write anything like that, so I am very interested in 
finding out how it is done.

   I have been thinking about this for some time now since I find it is 
an easy way for friends and family to get together without having to use 
yahoo messenger or even worse msn or aol.

   Have  great day!

   FrankM

Carl Parrish wrote:

>Okay this may be considered OT (perhaps we should have a plug-games
>list). I want to teach my gf chess. I love the way in xboard with
>gnuchess I can save and analyze moves play back and show where mistakes
>are made etc... I've got a lan at home so I figure it would be trivial
>to play with her and then go over the games we play. How ever so far the
>only way I see around this is to get us both set up on a pay IRC server
>and play. Not that I'm closed on this option but I'm thinking there
>*has* to be a way I can do this for free. Anyone have any suggestions?  
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