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-blah blah
+Some of the development of the ZOO-Project is coordinated through IRC. This page
+describes how you log on to chat, ask questions, and hack around with the
+developers.
 
+Server and Channel Information
+------------------------------
+
+::
+
+  Server: irc.freenode.net
+  Channel: #zoo-project
+
+Why IRC?
+--------
+
+IRC is a primary medium where Open Source GIS hackers congregate, collaborate,
+and hack. It makes it easy to communicate things like compilation issues,
+where immediate, iterative feedback allows folks to make a lot of progress.
+Something that might take days of heavily-quoted emails through a mailinglist
+might only take fifteen minutes on IRC.
+
+IRC is a great way to coordinate on-line meetings. The ZOO PSC conducts their
+monthly meetings through IRC.
+
+How do I join?
+--------------
+
+`Chatzilla <http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/>`__ is
+probably the easiest way to get going. Chatzilla works with Mozilla or
+Firefox, and once you have it installed, you can log on to the channel by
+pointing your browser at::
+
+  irc://irc.freenode.net/#zoo-project
+
+There are many other IRC clients available. `This page
+<http://tikiwiki.org/ConnectingToIrc>`__ provides a good listing for many
+different platforms.
+
+You can also connect to IRC directly in your Web browser without a client:
+
+- goto http://webchat.freenode.net/
+- enter a nickname (usually your first initial plus your last name)
+- in "Channels" enter: zoo-project
+- Connect!
+
+
Index: trunk/docs/community/mailinglist.txt
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-blah blah
+ZOO-Discuss
+-----------
+
+The ``zoo-discuss`` list is your main source of support for the ZOO-Project.
+
+- **Subscribing to zoo-discuss**
+
+  To subscribe to the zoo-discuss listserv visit
+  http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/mailman/listinfo/zoo-discuss. You can later change
+  your subscription information or leave the list at this website.
+
+- **Submitting Questions to zoo-discuss**
+
+  To submit questions to the zoo-discuss listserv, first join the list by
+  following the subscription procedure above. Then post questions to the list by
+  sending an email message to zoo-discuss@gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp.
+
+- **Searching the Archives**
+
+  All zoo-discuss archives are located in
+  http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/pipermail/zoo-discuss/. Searching the archives is 
+  best done with `Nabble <http://zoo-discuss.1049523.n5.nabble.com/>`__.