>>>>...and our corporate firewall keeps me from participating in the chat
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>>>I have that problem too. No IRC through the firewall is permitted. Can't wait for someone to write a chatroom using SOAP which is supposed to be "firewall friendly"
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>>I've been playing with our firewall this AM and still can't get connected, Evan. Is it detailed anywhere what the requirements are for a connection to UT's chatrooms? Thanks.
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>And port 531.

Thanks Eric. Off to set up a network trace and see what it really wants.