NWSRT4.com feature: Jabber?

[jaymzx]

I was perusing the 'one-click features' that my host provides and was looking at the Jabber feature. For those who don't know, Jabber is an open Instant Messaging format that allows you to run your own server with your own users and whatnot. It's functionally the same as AIM or other Instant Messaging clients, offering chat rooms and file transfer and whatnot. All in all, it's pretty slick.
The only downside would be the need to run yet another instant messaging client. If you run Trillian (like I do) you can download a plugin for Jabber so you don't need another client. Also, being NWSRT4, this would pretty much be limited to the NW people.

So, what are your thoughts? I'd like to get as much functionality as possible for the $120 a year I pay for the server, and think it would be neat-o, but there's no use having it if people don't use it.

Here are some links for more info:

http://www.jabber.org/about/overview.shtml
http://www.jabber.org/software/clients.shtml
http://miranda-im.org/

[kingj07]

i used to use instant messengers until about august 2003 when i signed up here. after that people would just bother me while i was trying to read about ¼ mile runs on just the spring mod, welfare exhaust and welfare boost controller. i honestly wouldnt use it.

j.r.

[kingj07]

any takers? this could be a nice feature. if many were implimenting Jabber i would be forced to use it so that i dont miss a thing.

j.r.

[ptperformance]

coumputer idiot here, what are you talking about. is it like AOL aim or something else.

[jaymzx]

Like AOL AIM but we run the server, maintain the users, etc.

[justin21]

yeah that would be nice so i dont have 20+ messages i gotta respond to in a few minutes that i get on the computer now..