[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Open source chat software

[Dennis Daupert]

> From: "Vaidya, Harshal (Cognizant)" <HarshalV at pun.COGNIZANT.COM>
> I am looking out for a open source chat software.

You might take a look at jabber: http://www.jabber.org/,
http://www.jabbercentral.org/, http://www.jabber.com

"Jabber is an open, XML-based protocol for instant messaging and presence.
Jabber-based software is
deployed on thousands of servers across the internet and is used by over a
million people worldwide.
The protocol itself is managed by the Jabber Software Foundation"

There are clients for many operating systems, both pay-for and free. I've
played with the jabber server on
my linux box, and have dinked around with the perl client, and a few
windows based clients. It's a really
nice system, and has a large developer base, mailing lists, etc.

g'luck,

/dennis