"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:03:34 -0400, "AC" > wrote:
>
>>
>>Jen wrote:
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>>> I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
>>> What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?
>>>
>>> Jen
>>
>>the chat channel is IRC (Internet Relay Chat) where the posts are real
>>time.


So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a newsgroup? Or
is it exactly the same, just real-time.

Jen