From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Nov 28 1:27:47 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from fw.wintelcom.net (ns1.wintelcom.net [209.1.153.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B7737B401 for ; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 01:27:45 -0800 (PST) Received: (from bright@localhost) by fw.wintelcom.net (8.10.0/8.10.0) id eAS9RhO03040; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 01:27:43 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 01:27:43 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein To: Mike Nowlin Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IM server? Message-ID: <20001128012743.B8051@fw.wintelcom.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from mike@argos.org on Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 02:50:28AM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG * Mike Nowlin [001127 23:54] wrote: > > This really isn't a (directly) FBSD-related question, but since I'm trying > to get everyone at work off MS products over to FBSD workstations, I > figure it's appropriate enough to ask here... :) > > The new guy who came in to start running the company is big on sending > documents back and forth via email, shared electronic scheduling, > etc. One of his wishes is to get ICQ, AIM, or some other instant > messaging capability between employees. Due to the nature of our > business, we really can't connect to the "normal" ICQ (etc.) servers on > the public network. (Legal reasons, and upper management doesn't want our > employees chatting with their friends during work time.) > > So... > > Anyone know of a program out there that can act as a central server for > ICQ? (I know there's some AIM clones out there, but I'd rather avoid that > one...) A quick look in ports and some digging around on Google and > Freshmeat didn't return much. You might want to look at installing an irc server, most clients can transfer files back and forth and there's a lot less clicking involved, just type a line and everyone sees it (you can also send private messages and files). And on fridays you can break out the beer and use MS Comic Chat, it's a laugh riot. :) -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message