Not sure where to post, but I would like some advice on where to look for a workgroup chat software kinda like winchat in xp that's free. Is there one out there?
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I tried openfire that's way too much work for what I want. Just a simple chat that's not online. I don't want to use Yahoo messenger. Or am I missing something about openfire?
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You could try Ip Messenger. Its not a full fledged chat software but a LAN messenger based on TCP which doesn't require a server and its lightweight. IP Messenger
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