ICQ MSN iChat????
If it is to be ip to ip then I kind of guess it has to go throught the servers???? but LW is primararily a file sharing application and whilst a chat feature, that actually works so that messages about faulty files and such can be efficiently sent, is essential, I think Limewire is not in business to supply a service that can be excellently be supplied by one of the applications above and others, which are also, of course free of any connection with Gnutella and Limewire.
This thread might explain a bit about the present chat feature, before it veers off at a tangent
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...highlight=chat