How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN

Tue Jun 25 19:24:20 UTC 2002

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Christopher J. Wolff wrote:
> So my question for the group is, do chat programs (IM, IRC, yahoo) serve a
> substantial network support purpose or are they more of a distraction,
> allowing staff to communicate with friends, relatives, drifters, interlopers
> on company time?

We find IRC and IM invaluable. Set up a private irc server behind the 
firewall, and use crypto-hard ICQ like licq. (if you use windoze you are 
probably out of luck though)

-Dan
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