I would get GMAIL for your domain which has built in IM. Gmail also
archives all chats.
Jim
On 3/8/07, Sorin Srbu < sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Due to popular demand at our department (and the boss pressing me on
> it...)
> I've taken up testing out this new-fangled thing called Instant
> Messaging
> (IM).
>
> First I looked at was MSN Messenger v7.5, which looks ok, but it's
> chockfull
> of ads and other irritating stuff. Then found on Wikipedia there's a
> Live
> Messenger v8beta (haven't tried it yet). Yet another I've found and that
> looks
> interesting is Gaim, capable of several protocols, including Jabber
> which
> apparentely supports group conferences, something Messenger does not
> AFAIK.
>
> I'm a bit confused though about MS Messenger. I don't quite see the
> difference
> between them. Anybody care to explain this to me? Or point me to good
> place
> for this.
>
> Otherwise, anything or any gotchas' I should be aware of when dealing
> with IM
> (except for viruses and stuff)?
>
> TIA.
>
>
>
>
> BW,
>
> Sorin
>
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