Re: Internal Instant Messaging

[Malte von dem Hagen <docvalde () crowdserver org>]

Hi,

>      I am working with a client that has a large
> enterprise that recently has found it has a need for
> an internal instant messaging server.  Not necessaily
> "internal but one that could be set outside the
> firewall but that they could control who was on it and
> that doesn't rely on the big guys (AIM, ICQ, MSN,
> etc).  
>
> The only one that came to mind was ICQ Groupware, but
> that creates a management headache that they may or
> may not be up for.  

Try jabber. http://www.jabber.org/ You can setup an internal jabber
server and yo'll have no pain about controlling access. Clients are
available for a large number of OSs, and there numerous agents for
connecting other products like icq or whatever.

rgds,

Malte.


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