[THIN] Re: Instant Messenger
- From: Spriggs Jon <Jon.Spriggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:40:25 +0100
In addition, if you use Jabber (see www.jabber.org <http://www.jabber.org> )
there are lots of free servers for windows, linux, unix, etc. as well as
commercial servers (if support is required). There are also lots of free and
commercial clients out there, for windows, java, anything really.
If it would help, you can also create "bots" for Jabber using PHP, Java, ...
infact any of the programming languages which can read and write XML over a
TCP/IP port to broadcast to a group of users or to respond to queries (e.g.
management could send a message to a bot saying "Uptime Server" and get a
response from the server, or a user could say "Monitor My Call" which would
then go to all available managers if a troublesome caller was on the line).
For an example of a jabber bot, look at http://edgar.netflint.net/
<http://edgar.netflint.net/> which is a simple "Is person xyz online?" bot.
It has some other functions which can be modified - as you've got the source
code with this.
Hope this helps :)
Jon Spriggs
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Raffensberger [mailto:sraffens1@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 August 2004 15:19
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Instant Messenger
I agree that there are legitimate uses for IM. We've used it extensively in
the last two places I've worked.
The best thing to do is to choose an IM that lets you bring the server in
house. That way, your company
traffic isn't being transmitted over the Internet in clear text. It also
allows you to monitor how much it is
being (ab)used more easily. There is one called "jabber" that allows
connection to the major IM services
via the internal server instead of from each client.
HTH
Raff
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Landin, Mark
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:05 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Instant Messenger
Those are all good reasons, I agree. But Nick must have different reasons,
because otherwise he would be able to articualte these to the users and to
management.
"Wasted time", though, is kind of a subjective one. There are legitimate
business uses for IM, just like for a telephone.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Shrewsbury
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:28 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Instant Messenger
Employee time wasted, virus, spam, wasted bandwidth, etc. Yes some people
are trying to spam instant messengers now days.
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA
Network Administrator
-----Original Message-----
From: Landin, Mark [mailto:Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:19 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Instant Messenger
Why don't you want them to?
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Robinson, Nick
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:19 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Instant Messenger
I have a growing number of people in my organization that are using Yahoo
Instant Messenger. I don't want them to use it but I can't give them a
reason not to. Can anyone tell me any reasons NOT to use Yahoo Instant
Messenger so I can validate taking it away?
The evil admin
Nick
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