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

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 -- [-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-]