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6/15 In YM, AIM, G Chat, and other programs... are they smart enough to do point-to-point, intranet to intranet communication when they are close (same subnet, domain, etc) to each other? Or do they all go to a centralized server? \_ It all goes to Mother Brain Chat Server Central. If you are concerned about this, either install your own local jabber server, or investigate Off The Record messaging (OTR). There are plugins for Gaim and probably other stuff too. \_ I'm a sysadmin and an engineer, and I've yet to find a Jabber server for *nix that I can figure out how to install _and_ get working with more than one client. What am I missing here? \_ I have this working in Debian: http://www.jivesoftware.org/wildfire I have seen it work with Psi and Gaim on unix and windows. - danh \_ yahoo seems to default to trying to connect locally on the same subnet -- or at least that's what I can make out of the strange connections to my co-workers |
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www.jivesoftware.org/wildfire -> www.jivesoftware.org/wildfire/ Wildfire Wildfire is an enterprise instant messaging (EIM) server dual-licensed under the Open Source GPL and commercially. It uses the only widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber). Wildfire is incredibly easy to setup and adminster, but offers rock-solid security and performance. Use Wildfire in your organization as a more secure and feature-rich alternative to the consumer IM networks. Or, replace your existing EIM server with a more open, easier to use, and much less expensive solution. Download Key Features Enterprise Grade Wildfire supports SSL/TLS encrypted connections out of the box as well as packet auditing to meet compliance requirements. Optionally tie Wildfire into your organization's existing authentication system such as LDAP and then handle thousands of concurrent users on a single server. It supports the open XMPP (Jabber) IM protocol and popular extensions. XMPP is supported by dozens of IM clients and allows for easy federation between IM servers. Cross-Platform As a 100% Java application, Wildfire supports Windows, Unix/Linux, and Mac OSX. The server can be deployed as a standalone application or service, or deployed in any J2EE compliant application server (Tomcat, Resin, etc) as a WAR (Web Application Archive). Easy to Use Get Wildfire up and running within ten minutes. Then, administer the server using the web-based admin console. screenshot Server-Managed Contact Lists Define groups of users in the server and then use the shared-group feature to automatically push those groups into user's contact lists. This makes it very easy for people to start using the system and find the people they work with. |