[db-wg] IM contact

> 1. A lot of people have written English much better than spoken.
> 2. International (and somewhere even intercity) calls are expensive.
> 3. You always have history. You can show it or see again after a while.
> You can copy-paste something.
> 4. It is convenient. It is much more interactive e-mail, but less
> interactive than phone call. You can do something else when talking via
> IM to somebody.

some jabber software supports reasonable security.  i.e.

well-written clients properly check the server's cert and to c2s
encryption to the server.

a few really good clients will do e2e crypto using gpg keys or whatever.

the gang of us who maintain our racks in westin and ashburn use jabber.

i think of it as just another path.  when things go badly, which paths
will work and which not is often different than one expects.

randy