I've set up a page for 'chat' (keyboard to keyboard with multiple
people) for beekeepers' use.  It has some advantage in that it
doesn't require IRC or telnet software, but just a normal (Java
enabled) brower.  Give it a try at:
 
http://www.wave.co.nz/pages/chat.htm
 
Who knows?  It may be a good place to 'check in' just to see who else
is connected.  Any problems or comments to me (as the setup is pretty
experimental, I expect some teething problems!)
 
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