[WEB4LIB] Re: Instant Messengers for library

[Nancy Sosna Bohm]

A note of caution: users of ICQ have to be capable of setting "ignore list"
and other options or they will be inundated with urls from porno sites.

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From: Thomas Dildine <dildine at stlawu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 10:19 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Instant Messengers for library


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> I've reviewed several and had settled on ICQ (I Seek You) as being the
> easiest and most feature packed.  I believe it to also be the most used
> which isn't a problem as long as they keep their servers as robust as
> they seem to be now.
>
> Thomas Dildine
> Library Systems Technician
> St. Lawrence University
>
> "drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU (Bill Drew)" wrote:
> >
> > We have decided to use one of the Instant Messaging programs to provide
real
> > time contact with our remote patrons.  Would anyone suggest using any
> > particular one?
> > We would need one that would allow the user to click on a URL link with
the
> > address in the link.  We diecided to do this because of the great
popularity
> > of these programs.  Please respond ASAP as I want to get this up and
running
> > Monday.
> >
> > --
> > Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill"); Associate Librarian (Systems, Reference)
> > Past President, SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA)
> > SUNY College of Ag. & Tech.;   P.O. Box 902;  Morrisville, NY 13408-0902
> > E-mail: drewwe at 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/>
> > SUNYLA: <http://www.albany.edu/library/sunyla/>
> > "SUNY Morrisville...It's All About Where You're Goin' "
> > --
> >
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