Jen wrote:
> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:03:34 -0400, "AC" > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Jen wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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

It's realtime and not exactly the same as rec.food.cooking. It's *much
more* like sitting around talking to people. We stray OT but always manage
to come back to food

rfc chat via the web:

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

or on IRC client:

Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca (or penguinpowered2.ca; penguinpowered5.ca,
etc.) if it won't resolve the channel
Port 6667
channel ID: #rec.food.cooking

Jill