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

Tue Jun 25 21:31:44 UTC 2002


Jabber supports SSL connections


>We run an internal Jabber server which all employees log into.  This 
>eliminates the reliance on an outside server (AOL/Yahoo/etc) as well as 
>the security concerns of same outside servers.
>
>Of course it's still cleartext over TCP, so it's not 100% secure but it's 
>localized traffic.
>
>We find it invaluable especially since our department has become 
>geographically diverse. To be able to pop "Can you look at TT#XYZ?" vs an 
>email or phone call is quite nice.
>
>-Scott
>
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