[Wocky] Re: Invitation to participate in the Jabber messaging pilot

[Joanne M. Hallisey]

Hello, Gurukarm.

What I do  it to invite someone using their email address (including 
@mit.edu) so, you don't have to know a screen name.  Since this is a 
pilot, the extent of its use on campus is somewhat limited.  If you 
know others on the wocky list, you can start there.  You can also 
mention it to colleagues.

Thanks,
Joanne

>Joanne, although I use a different Mac-based multi-chat client 
>(Fire, accessing AIM, MSN & Yahoo), I thought I'd try this as well - 
>I have not had a Jabber account in the past.
>
>My question is, now that I have set up and configured Adium, how do 
>I find out who else around campus is online and available?
>
>Thanks!
>Gurukarm
>........................................................................................
>Gurukarm K. Khalsa            Course 7 & Biology Dept. Web Ofc
>68-132, 617-452-3683	 MIT Dept. of Biology
>gkkhalsa at mit.edu              http://mit.edu/biology/www/
>........................................................................................
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>IS&T invites you to participate in a pilot of a Jabber Instant 
>>Messaging service.   Jabber is an instant messaging system that 
>>allows MIT users to communicate with one another and Jabber users 
>>elsewhere on the Internet. Jabber also supports creation and 
>>joining of chat rooms for group communication. Additionally, many 
>>Jabber clients also offer support for other instant messaging 
>>systems such as AIM (AOL) and YIM (Yahoo).
>>
>>The intention of the pilot is to learn more about requirements for 
>>providing this as an enterprise messaging service and understand 
>>some of the support and service issues.  The pilot will focus on 
>>setting up the server environment and delivering installers for 
>>GAIM and AdiumX (software clients for Linux, Macintosh and Windows).
>>
>>The Jabber pilot team will provide limited best effort support, and 
>>pilot participants are strongly encouraged to give feedback. As the 
>>pilot progresses, the team will send updates and post them to the 
>>web pages listed below. The pilot will run through December 2005. 
>>IS&T will start a more formal release effort if the pilot is 
>>successful.
>>
>>The following draft web pages provide download information, 
>>configuration instructions and information about known issues.
>>
>>Jabber Service Page
>><http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/messaging/jabber.html>
>>
>>Jabber Stock Answer Branch
>><http://itinfo.mit.edu/answer.php?id=7916>
>>
>>Please note:
>>As always, protect your password.  Do not allow the client program 
>>to store your password.
>>
>>For questions or more information please contact the team via the 
>>Wocky mailing list:
>>Wocky at mit.edu
>><http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/wocky>
>>
>>Thank you.
>>For the Jabber Team,
>>--
>>Joanne Hallisey
>>_______________________________________________
>>Reminders:
>>- Make off-campus connections through the Virtual Private Network.
>>For information on the VPN see 
>><http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/network/vpn.html>
>>
>>- Take advantage of the MIT Windows Automatic Update Service.  For 
>>information on WAUS see 
>><http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/>
>>
>>- Take advantage of a recent enhancement to MIT's Spam Screening 
>>service which allows for personally setting the number of days 
>>"spam" is aged prior to auto deletion.  For more complete 
>>information and to set your personal options see 
>><http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/email/nospam/>
>>
>>--
>>Joanne Hallisey
>>Sr. Project Manager
>>MIT - Information Services and Technology
>>617-253-1894


-- 
Joanne Hallisey
Sr. Project Manager
MIT - Information Services and Technology
617-253-1894