Re: [xdi] Chat conferencing Redux

["Barnhill William" <barnhill_william@bah.com>]

I will be logged in as of 7:30pm tonight, as before. If anyone has 
problems email me and we'll work it out together.

Bill


Barnhill William wrote:

> The Jabber chat server is up if anyone wants to chat before, during, or
> after the telecon. The chatting is unofficial, but will be logged and
> each days log will be a separate page on the Wiki. The server is
> xmlsolutions.org, and the port is the standard Jabber port 5222.
> 
> If you do not have a Jabber client a good one to start with is Exodus,
> which can be downloaded from
> http://www.jabberstudio.org/projects/exodus/releases/view.php?id=433
> 
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> To connect from scratch do the following:
> 1) Download the exe from the above URL
> 2) Virus check, run the exe
> 3) When prompted check SSL configuration (not in place yet, but will be)
> and plugins, then click Next
> 4) Set the install directory and click Next
> 5) Click next to use the default start menu shortcut
> 6) Check all three of add shortcut on desktop, add shortcut on
> quicklaunch, start exodus when windows starts
> 7) click install (you will need to be connected to the internet for this
> step)
> 8) Click next once it completes
> 9) Check run exodus
> 10) Click finish
> 
> When it brings up the dialog for the profile:
> 1) Enter your wiki name as the user name
> 2) Server should be xmlsolutions.org
> 3) password should be something you'll remember
> 4) Check save password and this is a new account
> 5) Click Ok and you should be connected
> 
> To join chat conference:
> 1) Press F7
> 2) Make sure Browse servers for a room to join is checked
> 3) You should see xdi as one of the rooms, double click on it
> 4) A new window should pop up with the text box to type your message in
> on the bottom left of the window, the history (chat history is set to
> 200, so if you log in a few minutes late it's not a problem) at the top
> left, and the users present (the roster) on the right.
> 
> I'll be publishing the python script to take the Jabber XML log and put
> it into a wiki page as soon as I write it.
> 
> On the use cases, I have not been able to make the time to split them
> out as was discussed at the last telecon, but will do so by the next
> meeting.
> 
> I am logged into the XDI room, so feel free to IM me, but will be
> popping out for Chinese.  I should be back by 7:30PM EST (4:30PM PST) at
> the latest, so please do let me know if you have problems with the chat
> server.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill
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