>> I should have specified that the people in the organization are spread out >> in different locations. >> >> It sounds like it is difficult/dangerous to run an internet-facing IRC >> server and ejabberd is unstable? > > This is what VPNs are for. I haven't really heard anything seriously > problematic about ejabberd outside of some folks dislike of adding > another language runtime. > > Whatever you decide to run internally, you're going to need to become > knowledgeable in its administration. This is why a fair amount of > folks are outsourcing communications infrastructure. Few believe they > have the time to learn to manage the thing properly.
Is ejabberd difficult to run over the internet safely? - Grant