Re: IM on a home debian network

[Jesus Arocho <jesus_arocho@comcast.net>]

On Saturday 28 July 2007 23:04, you wrote:
> On Jul 28, 7:30 pm, Jesus Arocho <jesus_aro...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > I have a home network with 5 boxes, one of which is a server.  I run a
> > combination of Ubuntu and Debian desktops and Debian on the server.  Is
> > there a program available that will provide instant messaging within the
> > network?
>
> ejabberd makes a great Jabber server, I used to use it until I just
> got tired of running all my own services.  If you have a hostname
> accessable from the outside, you can even use it to communicate with
> other Jabber users on other servers, like LiveJournal, Google, et.
> al.  I strongly recommend looking into it.
>
> As far as a client goes, it's really hard to beat Psi, which is in
> Debian, and available for MacOS and Windows as well.  If you're
> familiar with the classic ICQ or LICQ interfaces, you won't be at a
> loss in Psi.

Thanks, I will give it a try.