After over two years, let's start up the weekly chat.
I've setup a chat area on "ChatNet" for us. I've reserved a room name so that others cannot come and trash us.
List of software for use with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) serversList of ChatNet serversOnce you've installed some IRC software, you can test your connection to any of the ChatNet servers (all of them will carry the channel, and relay the chat between the various servers). Once you've connected to the server, the channel name is #3DHS - typically type "/join #3DHS" and it should log you into the channel. Also, you can try registering your preferred nickname using their nick registration command, you can get instructions by typing in "/nickserv help register". If someone already has registered your nickname, you'll have to try something else. But once you get it registered, no one will be able to use it (as long as you login at least once every 45 days).
As an alternative to installing IRC software, there is a Java web client at
http://chat.chatnet.org/, though I don't know how good it is.
Feel free to test out the features of IRC in the meantime. If you need any help getting setup, let me know. I'm in the room right now (though not always at my desk) so if you want to join early, or you have any questions, just let me know.
