Calling all classicists!

There is now a Jabber multi-user chat in classical Latin! Visit classicallatin@conference.jaim.at to learn the language, or exercise your conversational Latin. Latin enthusiasts of all skill levels are welcome.

Not sure what Jabber MUC is or how to get there? Read on...

To get on Jabber IM (instant messenger) and MUC (multi-user chat), you need two things: a client program and a Jabber account.

You may already have a Jabber account -- many commercial IM solutions, such as LiveJournal's LJtalk and Google's Gtalk are just Jabber with a corporate logo slapped on. If you don't use LiveJournal, Gmail, or another service that provides Jabber, you can get one from the provider of your choice.

If you are on MS Windows, I recommend Psi.
I'm told that Adium is popular among Mac users.
I currently use Gajim on Linux; other popular Linux clients include Tkabber and Psi. There are literally dozens of other clients out there -- if these don't suit you, try them all until you find one that fits you perfectly.

***to be continued***