>Walter,
>
>I would recommend either ICQ, it is a quick real time chat program, or
>going to ichat. However, you have to pay for the ichat server. Perhaps
>someone else knows of free chat server software.
>
>Eric W. Cowperthwaite
>Intellinet, Inc.
>Sys Engineer
WebMaster's Conference Room has a 100 user edition of their IRC server
(includes Java client for chatting off a webpage) for $100.
www.webmaster.com
David Payer