[Wocky] Extension of the Jabber instant messaging pilot

[Dave Woodruff]

Hello,

I'd like to participate...

	Thanks,

				Dave

David S. Woodruff                   http://www.lns.mit.edu/~dsw
MIT Lab for Nuclear Science         Phone: (617)-253-6943
24-030g, MIT                        Email: dsw at mit.edu
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Joanne Hallisey wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> IS&T has been conducting a pilot of a Jabber instant massaging  
> service. We would like to extend the pilot more broadly to get more  
> client feedback. Would you please consider participation in this  
> pilot and invite colleagues from your Department, as well?
> 
> 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 has focused on setting  
> up the server environment and delivering installers for GAIM and  
> AdiumX (software clients for Linux, Macintosh and Windows).
> 
> If you would like to participate in the pilot, please reply to  
> wocky at mit.edu. We will point you to the MIT installers if required.   
> Otherwise, please use the urls below for pilot information and vendor  
> installers.
> 
> 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.
> 
> SWRT will be preparing for a full release later this semester, but  
> your input will help with documentation and support for this release.
> 
> The following pilot 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
> 
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> -- 
> Joanne Hallisey
> Sr. Project Manager
> MIT - Information Services and Technology
> 617-253-1894
> 
> 
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