From: Loyd Willaford <loydw <at> DARKWING <dot> UOREGON <dot> EDU>
Date: 3 may 1998
Subject: Dedicated shogi servers

Does anyone know whether there are shogi servers (in Japanese or English)
that operate in a fashion similar to the Internet Chess Club or Free
Internet Chess Servers?  If so, what are their addresses and which graphical
interfaces are best to use with them?  I find the web based servers too slow
and cumbersome. ICC and FICS are easy to use, offer a wide range of
activities and are lag free--most of the time ;)

If there aren't any such servers, some entrepeneur ought to set one up, ICC
charges $50 a year and there are regularly 500+ players logged in.  I'm sure
a shogi server would be a at least a break even enterprise.

Regards,

Loyd Willaford