instant messaging based in webpage needed

[Bill Drew]

Please, read my message a little more closely.  I am looking for
software that will run through the web browser on the desk top of the
reference librarian and not require any special software beyond the web
browser on the user's computer.  Many have suggested ICQ and AOL
Messenger.  These require specific software on bothe machines.  I want
the user to enter a message in a webpage and have the reference
librarian see it on the reference desk computer.  The librarian then
should be able to inreact via the keyboard with the remote user.

Paul Foldes wrote:
> 
> consider icq - from mirrabilis   www.icq.com
> paul
> 
> At 02:38 PM 5/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know of any web based software for Windows 95 based web
> >server that will allow a user at a remote site to communicate in more or
> >less real-time with the machine the web server is on?  The software
> >should have a way of displaying on the host machine a message and/or a
> >sound that a message is coming in.  The host machine should also be able
> >to store messages if no one is available at that time.  I remember using
> >such software a couple of years ago with ZBServer on my own machine.
> >Can't find it now.  We are moving to a laptop university environment as
> >well as doing distance learning and need to implement such a service.
> >The big necessity is that it require no special software on the remote
> >user's machine other than a web browser.  E-mail is too slow and
> >undependable for this type of service.
> >--
> >Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill"); Associate Librarian (Systems, Reference)
> >SUNY College of Ag. & Tech.;   P.O. Box 902;  Morrisville, NY 13408-0902
> >E-mail: DREWWE at MORRISVILLE.EDU powwow:drewwe at wedrew.lib.morrisville.edu
> >Phone: (315)684-6055 or 684-6060 Fax: (315)684-6115
> >Homepage: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/>
> >Not Just Cows: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/>
> >LibraryLinks: <http://www.morrisville.edu/pages/library/>
> >Support the North East Dairy Compact. Help the family dairy farm
> >survive.
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> >
> >
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Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill"); Associate Librarian (Systems, Reference)
SUNY College of Ag. & Tech.;   P.O. Box 902;  Morrisville, NY 13408-0902
E-mail: DREWWE at MORRISVILLE.EDU powwow:drewwe at wedrew.lib.morrisville.edu
Phone: (315)684-6055 or 684-6060 Fax: (315)684-6115
Homepage: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/>
Not Just Cows: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/>
LibraryLinks: <http://www.morrisville.edu/pages/library/>
Support the North East Dairy Compact. Help the family dairy farm
survive.
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