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" > > >To: > >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 > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > > >post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >________________________________________________ > >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > >post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > John Mosier, Excelco, Inc. NEW contact info: Free: 866 225-3605 > > Fax: (480) 922-6504 Voice: (480) 922-6500 > http://www.swinfo.com http://www.excelco.com > 8233 Via Paseo del Norte, Ste E-300, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 > > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss