Bad IRC Chat! Just when I decide to be sociable, you decide it would be unwise of me to resolve hostname. Unless you're just a timid, nervous woman whom I've scared off yet again.... Crap!
If ChatBox is bothersome and IRC Chat is on strike, I know there was a thread a little while ago about
Skype Chat Friends. I don't know how many people actually use it, but it could be a glimmer of hope for the keyboard-inclined....