Posted by Graham on August 17, 2000 at 15:24:35:
In Reply to: actually, it's better you learn here than on the street [TP enclosed] posted by SphereMaker(IMM) on August 17, 2000 at 15:21:42:
> > Fun as they seem, if you want to avoid the soap opera drama around CF, I suggest you just stay clear of them. Next thing you know you'll be telling some other character "Hey, Ralphie, I seek you. I SEEK YOU! Listen to me damnit, I SEEK YOU!" you'll wind up in the Realm of the Dead and you're 200 hours of playing Squishie the Paladin will be over.
> IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and ICQ (I doubt even icq.com knows what it stands for) are both chat services available for free off the internet. IRC originated on unix platforms but has been ported to just about any OS you can think of and involves connecting to an IRC server and then joining chat rooms or sending messages to other users. ICQ has its own API that allows users to send instant messages, transfer files, join chat rooms, or talk over the internet.