[Web4lib] Text Messaging through existing email

[Cary Gordon]

The only relationship between mail and instant messaging is bundling.  
IBM (Lotus), Microsoft, Novell and Imail bundle instant messaging  
servers with their email server suites, and for the most part, these  
products require a proprietary client to get full functionality.

Novell IM has one of the shortest client lists of the bunch. It can be  
used with GAIM and the pay versions of Trillian.

If you require your own instant messaging server, you might want to  
consider Jabber or some other XMPP based system. AFAIK. the commercial  
products like Groupwise are best employed where there is a need for  
secure messaging.

Cary Gordon, MLS
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On Apr 11, 2008, at 8:07 AM, Brian Lind wrote:
> Does anyone do reference text messaging through your existing email
> system?  We're looking to add it to our services and I was wondering
> what kind of software and/or service you're using.  We're currently
> using Novell GroupWise 6.5 for our email.  Any recommendations/horror
> stories?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Brian J. Lind
> Reference Librarian
> Rochester Public Library
> 101 Second St. SE
> Rochester, MN 55904
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