From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 8 23:04:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F1431065679 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:04:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dyioulos@firstbhph.com) Received: from mail1.firstbhph.com (65.105.102.163.ptr.us.xo.net [65.105.102.163]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05D5B8FC19 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:04:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mepis1.headquarters.firstbhph.com (mepis1.headquarters.firstbhph.com [192.168.100.52]) by mail1.firstbhph.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nB8N3j94003640 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:03:50 -0500 From: Dimitri Yioulos Organization: First 1 Financial Corporation To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:03:47 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200912081803.48717.dyioulos@firstbhph.com> X-Synonym: Copied by Synonym (http://www.modulo.ro/synonym) to: archive@firstbhph.com X-First1-MailScanner-Information: Please contact First 1 Financial Corporation for more information X-First1-MailScanner-ID: nB8N3j94003640 X-First1-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-First1-MailScanner-MCPCheck: MCP-Clean, MCP-Checker (score=0, required 1) X-MailScanner-From: dyioulos@firstbhph.com X-MailScanner-To: archive@firstbhph.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-First1-MailScanner-Watermark: 1260918231.01371@5sG5Gb3XXL4uZyul2w9SqQ Subject: Re: OTish: Alternative to MS Live? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:04:20 -0000 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.