Yeah... I saw that after I'd already posted the suggestion. That being said, there are, I believe, there are probably some free/open-source Jabber servers, possibly even virtual server images you can download.
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... That's what OpenFire is, I believe. On the list. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 07:05, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: > How about a Jabber server? That would not require A/D integration, so you > could, theoretically put it in the DMZ. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 6:31 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > > OK. That's quite interesting. Adding that to the list of things to consider. > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 15:03, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> You know, we don't use the web client. I believe it supports desktop >> sharing, but not videoconferencing. >> >> On the other hand, you can easily federate with the public MSN Messenger >> servers and your folks can use that to join your conferences. There are also >> public federation points for AOL and Yahoo. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:27 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >> >> Forgot to ask... >> >> Does the web client do videoconferencing? >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:57, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> No. OCS is heavily AD dependent. The Edge server just protects the inside >>> from the outside, similar to the edge server concept in Exchange. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:56 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >>> >>> That makes me feel better. >>> >>> Is this amenable to setting up a standalone environment in the DMZ, so I >>> don't have to tie it up with AD? >>> >>> I'm currently googling like mad, while having this conversation with y'all. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:51, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> No. it's a different kind of edge server. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:49 PM >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >>>> >>>> New territory here. From what I've read, an Edge server normally refers to >>>> an Exchange environment. Is what's being proposed here an extension of my >>>> Exchange 2003 environment? >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:30, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Yes. Setup OCS2007r2. Then setup an Edge server. The Edge server >>>>> will do Audio/Video conferencing. Microsoft strongly suggests you >>>>> haev an ISA server in front but you can do it without an ISA server. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Unknown. I have zero experience or knowledge of it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Will it work in a DMZ? The reason I ask is that for the folks out >>>>>> of the country, the CEO is likely to want to videoconference with >>>>>> them while they are at their homes - that is, the CEO would be in >>>>>> the office, the others at their homes off-hours, at least some times. >>>>>> Thus, they won't have a VPN connection - we have a SonicWall SSL >>>>>> VPN unit here, which is not really amenable to forwarding a >>>>>> chat/video session.. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kurt >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:02, Don Guyer <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Will Office Communication Server take care of that? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Don Guyer >>>>>>> Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & >>>>>>> Roach/Trident Group >>>>>>> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >>>>>>> Devon, PA 19333 >>>>>>> Direct: (610) 993-3299 >>>>>>> Fax: (610) 650-5306 >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:58 PM >>>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>>>> Subject: A new challenge for me... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our new CEO want her direct reports to use Live Messenger accounts >>>>>>> for IM/chat, and a couple of them (out of the country) to have web >>>>>>> cam conferencing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This, of course, means poking holes in the firewall and installing >>>>>>> the client, both of which I'm not happy about. 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