Hey computer nerds, IM question.

clinehall · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 2:06 pm

I would like to have an Instant messaging system between my employess that would encompass both computer and phone but be limited to only them. Is that out there?

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 2:15 pm

clinehall wrote:

I would like to have an Instant messaging system between my employess that would encompass both computer and phone but be limited to only them. Is that out there?

Isn't your office kind of small? They can't get up and deliver the message in person?

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

Plenty.

You can roll your own Jabber server (what Google Chat uses) or use Lync if you're a Microsoft house.

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 3:17 pm

Does that even work on the 14th fairway at Brook Valley?

clinehall · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 3:32 pm

My "office" encompasses a wide area. Approx. 1003 miles between the locations. YOu also want to be able to message with out everyone in front of you hearing. And I would like to get messages on the fairway as well, or while driving race cars in the pouring rain.

clinehall · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 3:34 pm

Andrew Jonell wrote:

Plenty.

You can roll your own Jabber server (what Google Chat uses) or use Lync if you're a Microsoft house.

that sounds complicated for 4 or 5 people. Can you point me the write direction to get some education.

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

hire a good IT person to deploy a jabber server. i know a guy...

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 4:05 pm

clinehall wrote:

My "office" encompasses a wide area. Approx. 1003 miles between the locations.

Oh, so you have now branched into Wisconsin eh?

JasonWatts · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:58 am

depending on the phone used, the client wont stay running in the background. eg you will go offline. my droid the app does not stay up and running... it will log out after a while (yahoo and aim) I dont use either enough to troubleshoot. I know the Iphone 3 would kill the messenger as soon as you log out. iphone 4 picked up multi tasking, but no idea how well it works.

What ever happened to email or text messaging?

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:56 am

I'd do what Jason said, have someone set up a jabber server for you. The server and client are free, and it doesn't take much of a box to run it on.

Jeremy Ellison · **Joined:** Fri May 13, 2011 5:01 pm **Posts:** 186

I would definitely go with a private jabber/xmpp server. There are plenty of desktop and mobile clients for every platform. With a little bit of work (or money), you may be able to get messages to forward via SMS when a user is offline. I've seen at least one person do this via iChat and applescript, but there has got to be a better way.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:37 pm

You can do that with IM+ if you leave the client running on another machine in "Push" mode.

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