dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center,31C,2434) (11/30/88)
I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. Does anyone know of such a thing for UNIX. My understanding of such a system is where groups can join a group and discuss an issue, and get to see each others responses. Internet: dennie@ucscc.ucsc.edu Bitnet: dennie@ucscc.bitnet UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucscc!dennie
roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (12/02/88)
dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center) writes: > I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. Uh, you mean like news? -- Roy Smith, System Administrator Public Health Research Institute {allegra,philabs,cmcl2,rutgers}!phri!roy -or- phri!roy@uunet.uu.net "The connector is the network"
werner@utastro.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (12/03/88)
In article <3620@phri.UUCP>, roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: > dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center) writes: > > I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. > > Uh, you mean like news? No. He means like "gIBIS" (see page 255 of Byte of Oct 88) -- --------------------> PREFERED-RETURN-ADDRESS-FOLLOWS <--------------------- (ARPA) werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (Internet: 128.83.144.1) (INTERNET) werner%rascal.ics.utexas.edu@cs.utexas.edu (UUCP) ..!utastro!werner or ..!uunet!rascal.ics.utexas.edu!werner
cme@cloud9.UUCP (Carl Ellison) (12/07/88)
In article <3620@phri.UUCP>, roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: > dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center) writes: > > I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. > > Uh, you mean like news? More likely, something like VAX/VMS PHONE Right?
ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E Saddler III) (12/08/88)
In article <5609@saturn.ucsc.edu>, dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center,31C,2434) writes: > I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. > Does anyone know of such a thing for UNIX. > My understanding of such a system is where groups > can join a group and discuss an issue, and > get to see each others responses. > Internet: dennie@ucscc.ucsc.edu > Bitnet: dennie@ucscc.bitnet > UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucscc!dennie We have a system in place which is currently being run on a PC running *nix of some sort. The PC is accessable from anywhere on our ethernet system, which includes hundreds of various box's running DOS, VMS, Unix among others. The product is called CAUCUS, which is produced by CHAMBER-ROTH out of Troy, New Jersy. Caucus (TM) version 2.1/SX. Copyright (C) 1988 Camber-Roth. I don't have their address or phone number, you can probably get it through directory assistance. -- | Ray E. Saddler III | __ __ __ __ | Path: ..!ssc-vax!ray3rd | | Boeing Aerospace | / / / // //| // | From: ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP | | P.O. Box 3999 m.s. 3R-05 | /-< / //- // |// _ |---------------------------| | Seattle, Wa. 98124 USA | /__//_//__ // //__/ | VoiceNet: (206) 657-2824 |
scott@strider.UUCP (Scott MacQuarrie) (12/18/88)
In article <3620@phri.UUCP>, roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: > dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center) writes: > > I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. > I suggest a package called Cosys from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. If you need more information let me know. Scott T. MacQuarrie Senior Technical Consultant, Toronto Branch, AT&T Canada Inc. ____ _______ _____ _______ ------- / __ \ |__ __| / _ \ |__ __| -====------ | (__) | | | \ \ \_\ | | -======------ | __ | | | / \ __ | | --====------- | | | | | | | (\ / / | | ----------- |_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| ------- Phone: 416-499-9400 (Direct: 756-5124) MAIL: 3650 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2H 3P7 CompuServe: 73677,102 ATTMAIL: !smacquarrie UUCP: uunet!attcan!scott HOME: uunet!attcan!strider!scott p.s. My opinions are my own.
mark@jhereg.Jhereg.MN.ORG (Mark H. Colburn) (12/20/88)
In article <101@strider.UUCP> scott@strider.UUCP (Scott MacQuarrie) writes: >In article <3620@phri.UUCP>, roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: >> dennie@venus.ucsc.edu (Dennie Van Tassel - Computer Center) writes: >> > I am looking for a UNIX conferencing system. >> >I suggest a package called Cosys from the University of Guelph in Ontario, >Canada. If you need more information let me know. After having worked extensively with COSY from the University of Guelph, I would not suggest it for any real conferencing activity. I used to work for McGraw-Hill, where one of my tasks was to maintain and enhance COSY which was being used for both BIX (the Byte Information Exchange) and a sister conferencing system for educators called MIX (Minnesota Information Exchange). The code is slow, inefficient, lacks proper documentation, exhibits sever well know security holes and has a user interface which is extremely non-intuitive. The package was written at a University by students, and it shows. It was also meant to handle around 100-200 users. BIX currently has over 30,000, if I remember correctly, and they are constantly tweaking the code just so that it stays up. One of the projects that I put together at McGraw-Hill was to spend 2 months cleaning the cosy code. It included developing a Makefile for the project, cleaning up the source code, fixing all of the broken locking mechanisms, and tightening up security. If I were you, I would look very carefully before getting this package. -- Mark H. Colburn "They didn't understand a different kind of NAPS International smack was needed, than the back of a hand, mark@jhereg.mn.org something else was always needed."