On 11/12/18 12:16 PM, Ted Lemon wrote: > I spend as close to zero time on slack as possible, because it is such a > time sink. But to your point, yes, IETF could run its own jabber > server, and I've suggested that before (previous IETFs, as well as > earlier in this conversation), but gotten no response. I think part of > the problem is that setting up a jabber server isn't trivial, and isn't > something most people have done. Aw, it's actually very easy. Much easier than managing an email server! > It's possible that if someone (you?) > who has already climbed that learning curve were willing to do it, this > could be solved quickly. > > The Meetecho server is a lousy choice. I tried using it this IETF, and > it demanded all kinds of authentication information I didn't have > handy. Plus it consumes bandwidth even if you don't need the AV feed. It's possible that all the choices are lousy. :-) Peter
