Questions tagged [instant-messaging]

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OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Client takes a long time to start

We are using OCS 2007 R2 with Group Chat. The Group Chat client starts up quickly on our Windows 7 boxes, but takes over two minutes (!) to start on our Windows XP SP3 boxes. The July 2010 hotfix has been applied to all of the clients. This has…
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Office Communicator 2007 (MOC): How to make chat history visible to newcomers

How can someone who joins an existing Microsoft Communicator chat see the history of what has gone before? For example: Larry: [describes problem] Moe: [enhances problem] Curly: We should ask Shemp [Shemp joins] Shemp: What's going on in this…
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System architecture of Cam Chat Websites (tinychat, omegle, cam4)

Do anybody know what kind of system architecture is behind Websites like tinychat, omegle, cam4, chatroulette? And how much bandwith is needed per connection? If I'm not wrong they use some video streaming Server like Flash Media Server, Wowza…
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Including email, IMs, configs, etc. in documentation or notes

The shop I work in is pretty laid-back. We're on a documentation kick, only because historically we've been very bad with it. We do a lot of our brainstorming in face-to-face meetings, and also do a lot of communication via IM in addition to…
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Corporate IM with video that actually works, suggestions?

Does anyone here have a suggestion for a cross-platform IM solution which will work with VoIP/video on both Windows (XP and 7) and Mac OS X from 10.4 and upwards? Right now, we're in a kind of mixed environment, with some Mac users using iChat…
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How do I apply a patch for IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 8.0.2?

I am packaging Sametime client 8.0.2 for deployment. I have received the binaries from our Notes Admins. They have also given me the following zip file along with original installation: "sametime.patches.update.site.20090317-0613.zip" This file…
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Blocking chat in gmail website with SonicWALL TZ 180 Enhanced OS

We have a SonicWALL TZ 180 with Enhanced OS. We want to block the chat web app within gmail's site, but not block the whole gmail site. I've turned IPS on, and all IM to prevent. Any ideas? I've seen some post about editing the local computer host…
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Kafka Producer & Consumer hosts

Would Kafka Producer & Consumer hosts can be same. Suppose if I've producers like host1,host2 & host3. Can I use same host1, host2 & host3 as consumers? What are the consequences/challenges if I use producers & consumers as same hosts.
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What is correct way to send GET query with access_token to the Matrix Synapse server with CURL ?

What is correct way to send GET query with access_token to the Matrix Synapse server? curl -k -G -X 'GET' -H 'X-Auth-Token: MDAyMGxvY2F0aW9uIG1hdHJpeC5qZG1ncm91cC5wb' -H 'Content-type: application/json'…
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How can I get users to auto join a conference at login on my xmpp server?

I want to setup a local XMPP server, and I want each user to automatically to enter an important conference when they login, or at least get sent an invitations, but I can't figure out how. Can I do this through the settings in ejabberd, or would…
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Identifying chat apps being used via gmail accounts

Besides being the MD, I am also the Gmail administrator for a small firm and have concerns as to which chatt apps on the iphones, etc that employees are using linking their gmail accounts for confidential conversations. Can a Gmail administrator…
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Is the Ejabberd default DB suited for large cluster deployments?

Im setting up a cluster of Ejabberd nodes to to host 1M+ active connections. Is the internal Mnesia database on every cluster the best solution in terms of reliability and load balancing, or would it be better to use an external DB on a seperate…
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Real-time chat with +1M users distributed backend solution on AWS

I Need to deploy a backend solution for a mass messaging iPhone app. Based on coverage previous apps we have deployed it is safe to assume we will get over 1 million signups in the first week and that could grow rapidly. I am interested in…
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Our own custom IRC network in our Linux server instance

Our company needs a secure chat server. Typically a closed, protected and secure IRC network. Is it possible to set it up just like we set apache or any other server software on our own server instance. We are group of 15 people and if we get a VPS…
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Can users connect to Moodle Chat with an IRC client?

Moodle is an interesting Learning Management System. One of the tools it offers is a chat session. I don't know how it works under the hood, but the provided front-end is a weak javascript tool. Is there an IRC server hiding in there somewhere I can…
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