[ale] irc server on intranet

[Geoffrey Myers]

chip wrote:
> We use an IRC server at my work.  It's great!  I like it SO much more
> than just some Instant Messenger.  I like the social aspect of it.
> Whenever I'm talking to a co-worker in a channel about a problem,
> everyone else can see and chime in or just watch and learn.  You can
> still have private communication between users but we find that
> discussion in an open channel is really helpful.  Our NOC uses it too.
>  Communication is super easy between everyone and the escalation point
> people.  They can step in whenever needed, otherwise just watch things
> come and go.  IRC is probably the most used way to communicate in our
> organization, at least with the technical/operational folks.

You can do all that with openfire server.  Private and/or group 
communications.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
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