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07-16-2008
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| | Windows LM in business We're being asked by management to trial some messanger application for use in the office (as a trial it will be used between heads of depts) We have many reservations about this, more so in relation to a company wide roll out which this trial could well lead too. Just wondering if there is any way we can control how this is used. Few questions: Can we create a closed group of contacts so only people in the group can contact each other? (There are a lot of people in this company, its guaranteed if this is rolled out people will spend more time messanging friends/ relatives than collegues!) Can we limit some of the features of LM? (We have many methods of file sharing available to us, we dont really want to add another) Can anyone suggest an alternative, more manageable app for IM within a company? Preferably free but at a minimum free for this trial period. TIA for any help gr |
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07-16-2008
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| | Re: Windows LM in business Greetings, Live Messenger has no GPOs and no restrictions you can set. You can't restrict people to a specific group of contacts, you virtually can't kill file transfer (there are some third party tools that would help with that -- not free of course). I'm afraid I don't personally have any free alternatives I can think of right now (with large-scale management functions). -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "gerryR" <gerryr@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e0rpAl05IHA.4988@xxxxxx Quote: > We're being asked by management to trial some messanger application for use in the office > (as a trial it will be used between heads of depts) > > We have many reservations about this, more so in relation to a company wide roll out which > this trial could well lead too. > > Just wondering if there is any way we can control how this is used. > > Few questions: > Can we create a closed group of contacts so only people in the group can contact each > other? > (There are a lot of people in this company, its guaranteed if this is rolled out people > will spend more time messanging friends/ relatives than collegues!) > > Can we limit some of the features of LM? > (We have many methods of file sharing available to us, we dont really want to add > another) > > Can anyone suggest an alternative, more manageable app for IM within a company? Preferably > free but at a minimum free for this trial period. > > TIA for any help > gr > |
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07-17-2008
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| | Re: Windows LM in business "gerryR" <gerryr@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e0rpAl05IHA.4988@xxxxxx Quote: > We're being asked by management to trial some messanger application for > use in the office (as a trial it will be used between heads of depts) > > We have many reservations about this, more so in relation to a company > wide roll out which this trial could well lead too. > > Just wondering if there is any way we can control how this is used. > > Few questions: > Can we create a closed group of contacts so only people in the group can > contact each other? > (There are a lot of people in this company, its guaranteed if this is > rolled out people will spend more time messanging friends/ relatives than > collegues!) > > Can we limit some of the features of LM? > (We have many methods of file sharing available to us, we dont really > want to add another) > > Can anyone suggest an alternative, more manageable app for IM within a > company? Preferably free but at a minimum free for this trial period. > > TIA for any help > gr > Take a look at Openfire as the server: http://www.igniterealtime.org/projec...fire/index.jsp Use Spark as the IM client on the PCs: http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/spark/index.jsp -- Jane, not plain  64 bit enabled :-)Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) MVP - Windows Desktop Experience |
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07-17-2008
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| | Re: Windows LM in business Looks great Jane not plain, thanks for the links! "Jane C" <janecolman@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  24AAC35-F52E-47EA-BEFA-45D5DC732893@xxxxxxQuote: > > "gerryR" <gerryr@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:e0rpAl05IHA.4988@xxxxxx Quote: >> We're being asked by management to trial some messanger application for >> use in the office (as a trial it will be used between heads of depts) >> >> We have many reservations about this, more so in relation to a company >> wide roll out which this trial could well lead too. >> >> Just wondering if there is any way we can control how this is used. >> >> Few questions: >> Can we create a closed group of contacts so only people in the group can >> contact each other? >> (There are a lot of people in this company, its guaranteed if this is >> rolled out people will spend more time messanging friends/ relatives than >> collegues!) >> >> Can we limit some of the features of LM? >> (We have many methods of file sharing available to us, we dont really >> want to add another) >> >> Can anyone suggest an alternative, more manageable app for IM within a >> company? Preferably free but at a minimum free for this trial period. >> >> TIA for any help >> gr >> > Hi Gerry, > > Take a look at Openfire as the server: > http://www.igniterealtime.org/projec...fire/index.jsp > > Use Spark as the IM client on the PCs: > http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/spark/index.jsp > > -- > Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) > MVP - Windows Desktop Experience |
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