On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Robert B <[email protected]> wrote: > Tony, > > Thanks for the information... the "alternate IM" address is in the Contact > Information screen? I'll explore that, but it looks fraught with > complexity... >
if federation is turned on, dns records are there publicly and nat is configured, there is nothing to it. > :O > > The pidgin route may work... I am a long time user of Pidgin (back when it > was still call Gaim), but I can't find anything in the UI about setting up > presence/status sharing. Can you point me to the right document/right > direction? > you simply setup the IM account on pidgin for sipx if the phone (ex: polycom) supports it. the status is inherited/automatic). > > Thanks again! > > -- Robert > > > > > > > On 8/2/2012 8:13 AM, Tony Graziano wrote: > > I think this is pretty easy to understand. If you turn on federation and > have the proper firewall rules to allow it, the user can set their > "alternate" IM address in the portal ([email protected] or whatever) and > have the "mybuddy" alerts sent to their google account via instant messages > (you received a fax, 1234567 called and didn't leave a voicemail). Another > example would be: using pidgin/polycom on the desktop logged into the sipx > im account via pidgin and adding other users (gtalk, etc.) see your phone > status. Use cases are different, varied, and everyone has their own > preferences. I gave an example on the WIKI in 2010... > > > http://wiki.sipfoundry.org/display/sipXecs/Upgrade+or+Install+Planning+for+4.2+and+XMPP > > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tony Graziano, Manager Telephone: 434.984.8430 sip: [email protected] Fax: 434.465.6833 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 Ask about our Internet Fax services! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Using or developing for sipXecs from SIPFoundry? Ask me about sipX-CoLab 2013! <http://sipxcolab2013.eventbrite.com/?discount=tony2013> -- LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: Telephone: 434.984.8426 sip: [email protected] Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net
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