[wirewolf]

I just tried experimenting with some of my members, two on fast connections, one on a dial up, and one member on DSL. We tried using varied browsers, logging in and out. The dial up member said that the refresh of 8 seconds was too fast for him, and that he was, using IE6, but it didn't recreate the problem stated above. Go figure!
I upped the refresh to 15 seconds, and they all agreed that it was better.

Just a thought. Could you add a conditional to check for IE6 (and possibly a slow connection?), and if true, disable or up the refresh rate automatically. Then show a manual java refresh button or link for the user with the IE6, and display a instruct message on what to do at the bottom of the screen for said user?

One thing I did was to add a small table at the bottom of the Chat Room with some mini instructions and a tip or two. See attachment. I'm going to edit and add some of the Commands from the Help Page to this table.

John