[WEB4LIB] NetMeeting

[Brian Sheppard]

It looks to be a Windows-only application. This will exclude a fair number
of users right off the bat, I'd think.


On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Stacey Knight wrote:

> I'm trying to organize a distance instruction/reference service using
> NetMeeting.  I was hoping that some kind souls could throw in their
> opinion on the following points, as the archive didn't answer all my
> questions.
> 
> 1. I've managed to get Internet Explorer to open a NetMeeting conference
> using both "callto://" and linking to a .cnf file.  Has anyone managed to
> get Netscape to open a conference using any method?  I realize Netscape
> usually doesn't play nice with Microsoft, but y'all out there never cease
> to amaze me with your ingenuity.
> 
> 2. Is using the browser to open a conference even a good idea?  I want
> this service to be easy for our users to access, but I don't want some
> script kiddie taking down the whole building.  I can't seem to get a ULS
> server to work dependably, so the links I've been playing with go directly
> to an IP address.
> 
> 3. General opinions from people out there using NetMeeting.  Is it
> working, are users able to figure it out, etc.  I'd also like to hear any
> horror stories on why I shouldn't use NetMeeting.  I've looked at a few
> other products, but I'm open to suggestion still for other products.
> 
> Thanks ever so much, 
> 
> 
> Stacey L. Knight
> 
> sknight at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
> sknight at students.uiuc
> 
> 

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Brian Sheppard
bboru at mail.si.umich.edu