JABBER instant messaging

Tom Achtenberg plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:49:11 -0700


Bob where can I download the Jabber Instant messaging software?  

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob George [mailto:mailings01@bobspc.dhs.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:36 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: "JABBER" on the list Can't we keep it down?


"Derek Neighbors" <derek@gnue.org> wrote:

> Rather than use some off irc server, why not use OPN - Open Projects Net
> that has hundreds of mirrored and synced servers and is guaranteed to be
> around more than an off personal server.

On reading the subject line, I was interested because I've recently started
using open-source Jabber Instant Messaging. Jabber has transports to a
number of other IM systems (AIM/ICQ, Yahoo, MSN), but sadly not IRC. Various
Jabber servers (notably theoretic.com) do offer public chatrooms.

Has there been any thought to using such a system? I realize that it
probably doesn't offer much more than a mature IRC approach -- though some
of the SSL capabilities were interesting. It is nice to see an open
alternative to mainstream proprietary apps though.

- Bob

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