On 09/22/2005 12:42 PM, 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.
Really? I use GAIM with a proxy and a port other than 80 behind
a rather restrictive firewall and I never felt like I was missing
much on IRC capabilities when connected to the W3C IRC server...
I wonder now if it was a case of simply not knowing what I was missing ;)
>
> --
> 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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