On Tuesday 08 December 2009 5:50:46 pm Kurt Buff wrote: > All, > > Our new CEO wants me to poke holes in the > firewall and install the MS client on a number > of desktops to facilitate IM/videoconferencing > for this. > > That makes me vaguely nauseous, for several > security reasons (the client is historically > vulnerable, poking holes in firewalls is risky, > and internal corporate communications should > stay internal - that'll do for a start...) > > I'm looking to stick an IM/Videoconference > system in a DMZ instead. > > Does anyone know of a good alternative - > preferably with a web interface, though that's > not absolutely required? > > Thanks, > > Kurt > _______________________________________________
Others may come up with better solutions, but you might want to look at OpenFire for your IM needs (I use it in my shop; it's secure and works great), and maybe dimdim for vidconf (both hosted - free for up to 20 conferees, and locally installed options). Dimitri -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
