If you're looking for a venue for instant query/response and empeg conversation, a fellow empeger has set up an IRC server to support an #empeg channel. The beautiful part of this channel is the full time 'bot that resides there called Phoo.

irc.theforrest.org port 6667
/join #empeg

Phoo also is available via email to [email protected] with your commands in the subject line. An email will be returned with the response to your query.

Phoo is full of all kinds of handy information. For instance you can have it search the BBS and present you with links to the search results. Commands include:

In reply to:

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search: usage: search [google|bbs] for search terms
define: usage: define word
geocache: usage: lookup waypoint
time: usage: time
airport: usage: airport code
misc: usage: misc
apod: usage: apod
help: usage: help
slashdot: usage: slashdot
nonsequitur: usage: nonsequitur
excuse: usage: excuse
yow: usage: yow
seen: usage: seen nick?
stats: usage: stats
nick: usage: nick nickname
For help on a specific command: help <command>

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Hop on and say howdy. Clearly there had been some prior interest so for those who haven't tried or are looking for a venue for a convenient place to congregate (other than here)--do check it out.

Enjoy,
-Tim