RE: Messager Question.

["Beauford, Jason" <jbeauford () EightInOnePet com>]

Check out Jive-Messenger.  It's OpenSource and allows for LDAP
Authentication.  Easy to configure those accounts that are allowed
access to connect.  The biggest problem is choosing your Jabber Client.
There are so many out there, GAIM, EXODUS, MIRANDA etc... But after
trying them all, I decided that Pandion is a good solution for us.  It's
still a work in progress, but it is coming along nicely.  Check it out
for yourself:  http://www.pandion.be/

Additionally, you can invest in 2 other MS Proprietary options:  MS
Exchange 2000 which includes its own Messaging server for Windows
Messenger 5.x OR there is MS Live Communications Server which is
necessary if you go with Exchange 2003 as the Messaging server has been
removed from Exchange with the release of 2003.

Good Luck...(and moving to MS.. Not so bad).

Kind Regards,

JMB 

        |  -----Original Message-----
        |  From: Louie [mailto:tech.louie () verizon net] 
        |  Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:50 PM
        |  To: security-basics () securityfocus com
        |  Subject: Messager Question.
        |  
        |  Hello all, 
        |  
        |  Its been a while since I posted something. I have a 
        |  question that I need help with. We are a Novell shop 
        |  going to move to MS (I know it's bad) ... Right now 
        |  we are using Novells Groupwise messager for internal 
        |  use. It does not connect out side out network at 
        |  all. Since we are moving to MS is there other 
        |  messager that we could use for internal use only 
        |  that will  not connect out side the network. 
        |  Something secure plus also be able to log conversations. 
        |  
        |  Thank you.
        |  
        |  --Louie
        |