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On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 10:50 -0700, Cloutman, David wrote: > I haven't had an opportunity to finish it, but the solution I am > developing uses an open source AJAX widget called PHPFreeChat. The > current release is 1.1, and it will run off the standard LAMP stack, > without the need for additional server software. I use cron jobs to > clear the chat logs daily. I think this may be a viable, in house > solution. It would specifically solve the security issue raised in the > initial message. This is a nice solution, was looking fora PHP app like that last Summer too - however if you want more of a full fledged IM service, look no further than Openfire http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/index.jsp It's also XMPP based, so you can use it with Jabber or have it be a gateway to the other popular protocols. They have a client (Spark) or you can use anything that can speak XMPP/Jabber like Pidgin and others. I've used it personally and in a corp environment, and it's a great piece of software. Built in encryption, lots of useful plugins. Phil -- Phil Cryer Open Source Development Missouri Botanical Garden