Jabber/IRC/etc (was Re: "JABBER" on the list Can't we keep it down?)

[Richard L. Proctor]

I couldn't get jabber to work with redhat and cox at home.  But gaim works 
just fine and supports msn, icq, aol, and yahoo.  




On Thursday 29 November 2001 03:25 pm, you wrote:
> At 02:50 PM 11/29/01 , you wrote:
> >is this not JABBER?
>
> Yes, I think it is, but discussion needs to take place in order to generate
> a solution.  If everyone concerned could agree immediately on IRC
> or jabber solution, the discussion could be taken there.
>
> It looks like i stirred up something.  I am sorry if I offended anyone.
>
> >----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Derek Neighbors" <derek@gnue.org>
>
> >To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: Jabber/IRC/etc (was Re: "JABBER" on the list Can't we keep it
> >down?)
> >
> > > > Perhaps IRC/JAbber/whatever might be useful for those times when you
> > > > are trying to get something to work and need more instant feedback
> > > > than you could get here on the mailing list (thought I *would*
> > > > request that if the problem or solution look like something useful
> > > > for the general PLUGger that a summary be posted to the mailing
> > > > list).
> > >
> > > I can tell you from experience its MUCH more useful for real time
> > > fixing. However I can also relay from past experience things rarely get
> > > posted back to a list. :(  Thus the pros and cons. ;)
> > >
> > > > Another way it might be useful would be to enhance the 'community'
> > > > aspect.
> > >
> > > It will enhance community more than any email list will.  As the
> > > offtopic discussions grow and grow, but thats how you get to know
> > > people.
> > >
> > > > But I also remember the days when *I* was the only plug member,
> > > > and I can tell you the silence on the mailing list was deafening ;-)
> > > >
> > > > So I hope that any solution we come up with does not reduce the
> > > > PLUG mailing list traffic to the point that we look dormant again...
> > >
> > > Sadly a good irc community can sometimes kill a list. :(  I suspect in
> > > a case like PLUG you will have certain people that dont irc and thus
> > > the list would probably not become extinct.
> > >
> > > Derek
> > >
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