What is Novell Messenger?

Novell^® Messenger is a corporate, cross-platform instant messaging product that is based on Novell eDirectory^TM. Your Messenger system can be set up on NetWare^®, Linux*, or Windows*.

Messenger features include the following:

• Sending instant messages in a secure environment (user authentication through eDirectory and SSL encryption of messages)
• Creating a contact list and displaying user information from the contact list (based on user information already available in eDirectory)
• Displaying user presence (online, busy, away, idle, and so on)
• Blocking others from seeing your presence
• Creating custom statuses to define your presence
• Participating in multi-user conversations
• Saving personal conversations
• Creating and searching a corporate-level conversation archive

The server side of this product is called Novell Messenger, but the client side is called Novell GroupWise^® Messenger because it has been customized to accompany the GroupWise product.

Your Messenger system will consist of three software components (Messaging Agent, Archive Agent, and Messenger snap-in to ConsoleOne^®) and various eDirectory objects where Messenger configuration information is stored. This Messenger 1.0 Installation Guide lists system requirements, helps you plan and install your Messenger system, and describes the easiest way to distribute the GroupWise Messenger client software to users. The Messenger 1.0 Administration Guide describes your Messenger system in detail and helps you configure and manage your Messenger system to meet your users' needs.