In a message dated: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 11:45:21 EDT
"Tom Buskey" said:
>You're setting up an internal chat room like I told you about? Very
>cool if you can get everyone to use it. I'm not sure what we used at
>Genuity.
Ayup!
>If that's what you're doing, getting people to use it on a regular
>basis is the key to success. It's gotta become a 'water cooler' and
>not just a place to ask questions.
Well, there are already 4 of us who use it pretty regularly, but the
server we're using is a temporary one that's going away next week.
>If you have lots of windows users, maybe getting a server that does AIM
>would be better. Lots of people have AIM installed by default so it
>might be easier to get them to use it. They're also likely more
>familiar with the client. There are lots of Linux clients too.
We're 50/50, but those on windows have IRC clients already, so it
shouldn't be problem.
>Jabber is another thought.
Setting that up too :)
>I *really* like epic on linux. Character based & I have macros that
>let you have multiple windows. Xchat works too for people that don't
>want to learn the keystrokes. Gaim has a plugin for IRC as does
>everybuddy and probably some others.
Cool. I'm currently using bitchX, which is okay, but the docs are
kinda lousy. I'll give epic a try.
Thanks a lot!
--
Seeya,
Paul
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