>>It's working.
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>>It's just that the correct chat room name for this forum is VisualFoxPro.
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>That results in error message "Bad room name: VisualFoxPro" using MS Chat 2.5. I note that the name of this forum is "Visual FoxPro" (note the space), whereas spaces are evidently not allowed in IRC room names.

Rick, several of us are logged into #VisualFoxPro right now (no space). You are right, spaces are not allowed.