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
>
>
>


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