----------------------------------- bend Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:48 am ----------------------------------- I had problems with the java chat application too so now use xchat (free trial at xchat.org then a token one-off payment around £15). Others use similar IRC clients, such as icechat or chatzilla. The latter is a firefox add-in. You'll need the following that I copied from the chat link page: SERVER: irc.othernet.org CHANNEL: #BrooksPriceAction Some clients seem to use the terminology a bit differently but once you get it to work you can setup an automatic login for future sessions.