Hi Heyokalady, welcome to Limewire, I think you'll enjoy it here
You won't be quite so happy about the chat situation, but today I have to confess I had it working exceptionally well ( for the third or fourth time ever) until I misfired and blocked the host altogether oops!!
The following link will hopefully explain a bit about chat
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...highlight=chat
Let us know if you have any more questions and enjoy.....