One of our TC members has written a chat application that we have been
using in the absence of IRC. It works over port 80 via a web page. It
has a queue management feature to help manage a "speakers queue". Its
very neat.
Paul
Matt MacKenzie wrote:
>It would be interesting if OASIS could configure their IRC server to
>allow connections on port 80. Many of us are behind restrictive
>firewalls with few ways to get through other than port 80. mIRC can
>proxy via a http proxy, but that disables most features of IRC beyond
>barebones chat.
>
>--
>Matt MacKenzie
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Bryce Clark [mailto:]
>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:01 PM
>To:
>Cc: ;
>Subject: [chairs] OASIS IRC
>
> In response to member requests for the functionality, OASIS is
>running
>an IRC server available at [irc.oasis-open.org] on both ports 6667
>(default) and 6669.
>
> PURPOSE This server is available as a convenient, transient
>side-channel for real-time meeting coordination and similar intermittent
>
>unofficial communications. It is NOT access-limited, and does NOT
>constitute official records of the TC, nor a channel for contributions
>of
>work. Contents of the IRC channels are NOT necessarily spooled or
>archived
>to the official TC records, during this beta phase. Any official work
>of
>the TC must be placed elsewhere: reflected in e-mail, meeting minutes,
>documents uploaded to the TC's repository or other official channels.
>
> USAGE During its initial beta use, we suggest that TCs use a
>single local channel (preface = "&") and a name string identical to
>their
>TC short name (main e-mail list name).
> Thus, "&fwsi" "&soa-rm", "&wsbpel", "&ws-rx", "&xacml;" etc.
> One can create a channel, if it is not already created, simply by
>joining the channel. The first person to create the channel will be the
>
>channel's operator. We suggest that a TC chair or their designee serve
>as
>operator.
>
> We welcome your feedback. Please direct any questions about the
>technical operation of the service to our IT manager, Rob Figenbaum, and
>
>his staff via our support address, [] copied
>here. Please direct any questions about proper use of the service to
>our
>standards development staff at [].
> Thanks for your help in identifying the functions the consortium
>should support. You will see some additional announcements here over
>the
>next week. Regards JBC
>
>
>
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