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 # Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.orgfarm.uu.se # Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >3 signals> GSM # Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile: +46 (0)701-718023 # Box 574, Uppsala University, Fax: +46 (0)18-4714482 # SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b # # () ASCII ribbon campaign - Against html E-mail # /\ # # Harmless tagline follows: # # I work hard. I don't work miracles. ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm