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Directions For Connecting To The Echo Chat Server
To connect to our chat server, you can use one of two methods:
VIA IRC CLIENT: point your IRC client (mirc, PIRCH, vIRC, etc) at echostation.com:7000
VIA WEB BROWSER: point your web browser at www.echostation.com:8000

Please come back to this page often for news and information regarding our chat schedule.  If attending a chat with a guest, we ask one simple thing - do not, under any circumstances, message the guest on your own.  You will be banned from the server for at least the duration of the chat if not longer.

Read Transcripts of Echo Station Chats With These Star Wars Personalities
Aaron Allston Author of "Starfighters of Adumar"
Dan Wallace (2nd chat) Author "The Story of Anakin Skywalker", "The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Droids)"
Jeanne Cavelos Author "Science of Star Wars"
Mike Stackpole Author "Isard's Revenge"
Ann Crispin Author "The Han Solo Trilogy"
Mike Stackpole Author "I, Jedi",  The Rogue Squadron Series
Dan Wallace Author "The Story of Anakin Skywalker", "The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Droids)"
Kevin J. Anderson Author "Darksaber", "The Jedi Academy Trilogy", and "The Illustrated Guide To Star Wars"
Dave Dorman Artist "Dark Empire", "Dark Empire II", "Dark Forces", "Crimson Empire", "Young Jedi Knights"

Scheduling A Chat
If you'd like to schedule a chat on our IRC server, we require that you give us at least 7 days advance notice via email so that we can avoid any scheduling conflicts that might otherwise occur, and that any information promoting your chat event lets people know that the chat is being hosted by Echo Station.  Please check with us before announcing any chat events - it is extremely important that we be aware of any chat events going on with ample notice so that we can make sure the chat server will be able to handle the extra influx of people as large chats tend to be an extreme resource drain.  We ask that you let folks know where it's being hosted since we're providing this as a free service, and a little publicity helps offset the server drain from our point of view.  Chat events that we are not aware of beforehand are subject to immediate room closures and enforced network bans, so please make sure you let us know.