Re: I need a jabber client, like real fast

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 08/25/2010 01:22 PM, Rick Sewill wrote:
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>  On 08/25/2010 11:30 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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> > On 08/25/2010 11:39 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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> >> On 08/25/2010 11:27 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote:
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> >>> On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 11:11 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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> >>>
> >>>          
> >>>> We are suppose to have a WebEX meeting going, but having problems.  So
> >>>> the coordinator told everyone to jump on a jabber session.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't know what to use for jabber on my FC12 system.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>            
> >>> Empathy or Pidgin work. I believe in at least one of them they call
> >>> jabber 'XMPP' instead of using the word 'jabber'
> >>>
> >>>          
> >> I can't figure out in Empathy how to join jabber.ietf.org to get into
> >> the core session.
> >>        
> >      
>  This is neat.  I didn't realize the IETF was using jabber for chats.
>      
Mostly during the sessions.  This is to allow for a larger 
participation.  Many sessions have streaming audio and a 'jabber 
scribe'.  It is not uncommon for the scribe to come to the room mike and 
repeat a question he/she has received via jabber.

Also helps for interim sessions.  We are experimenting with WebEX for 
interim web meetings.  The CORE wg session this morning was hosted by 
Cisco.  For some reason the chairs could not get the scheduled session 
working.  Eventually one of the chairs got another WebEX session set up 
and we were able to meet.  It was reasonably productive.

So if you can't make Beijing in Novemeber, you may be able to follow 
your favorite workgroup over live audio and jabber.   I will be missing 
the Beijing meeting, as IEEE 802 is meeting the same week in Dallas.   
Can only be in one place at a time, and someone else can cover IETF for 
me, but I am chairing a session at 802...

>  I'm using Pidgin because empathy doesn't support O-T-R.
>  I have a Mac friend who uses O-T-R when talking to me.
>
>  If I right click on Pidgin in my Notification Area,
>  I get the option, "Join Chat..."
>
>  A Window pops up, saying "Join a Chat" with
>  Account...I select one of my Jabber accounts,
>  such as my Google jabber account.
>  The Window expands to the following:
>  Account [e-mail]/pidgin...
>  Room:
>  Server:
>  Handle: rsewill
>  Password:
>
>  I enter hallway for the room and jabber.ietf.org for the server getting
>  Account [e-mail]/pidgin...
>  Room: hallway
>  Server: jabber.ietf.org
>  Handle: rsewill
>  Password:
>  I click Join and I am in hallway chat room at jabber.ietf.org.
>
>  The following URL describes how to set up google talk chat in Pidgin:
>  http://google.com/support/chat/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=24073
>
>  I learn something new every day.
>
>  Thank you!
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