Brian - Thanks for responding to my question. Here's a follow up...
If I understand you correctly, to initiate a call via NetMeeting, all I need
to know is the recipient's IP address? Thus, if I've previously told 3
people to 'call' me at 1 PM, and that my IP address is 255.255.255.foo, if
they bring up their NetMeeting client and type my IP address into the To:
field, they'll connect to me, and we have full access to all of NetMeeting's
functionality?
Thanks, again.
Craig
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian
> Sullivan
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 1:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [NetMeeting] ICQ & NetMeeting
>
>
>
>
> > OK - I know that the MS ILS servers are the pits with regard to
> > accessibility. I've read about the advantages of using ICQ. And, most
> > recently you've pointed out that MS has released a new "Buddy List" that
> > works with NM 3.01. What I don't understand, having modest
> experience with
> > NM, but none with ICQ is how to install the MS Buddy List
> > software, and then
> > how to access it to link up with my NM sessions. I want to 'host' NM
> > sessions for other folks to join me in, can I do this via the
> ICQ/MS Buddy
> > List route?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or pointers.
>
>
>
> http://www.meetingbywire.com/NetMeeting101.htm is a page on what the ILS
> or any call initiation process for NetMeeting) does.
>
> In short to make a call to another party with NetMeeting you need to know:
> 1) whether or not they are online and ready to accept a NetMeeting call
> 2) their current IP address ( since all calls are made IP to IP).
>
> The online presence/instant message programs( Msn Messenger, AOL
> IM and ICQ
> are the most known) provide a mechanism for knowing the other
> party's online
> status and some provide automatic mechanisms for determining the other
> parties IP address and initiating the NetMeeting call ( ICQ used to have
> some bugs in this area but I think the current version fixes them).
>
> At a very minimum one could send an instant message to interested parties
> telling them one's current IP address and readiness ( assuming you have
> already started NM ) to accept a call -- they could then call you
> using that
> address.
>
> The only negative ( positive?) is that you can only initiate these calls
> with individuals already on your "buddy list"
>
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