About What's New in the Novell Messenger 2x Client

Welcome to the Novell® Messenger 2x client. You'll find new features, and significant updates. The following is an overview of the new features.

• Conferencing Integrations (2.1)

  Conferencing integrations enable you to start a Novell Conferencing meeting directly from Novell Messenger.

  For more information, see the following topics:

  To start a Novell Conferencing meeting during a conversation

  To start a Novell Conferencing meeting from your Contact List

• Chat Rooms (2.0)

  Chat rooms allow several users to join a chat room and discuss a topic. You can create and join chat rooms in the client, if you have rights to do so.

  For more information, see the following topics:

  To create a chat room

  To search for chat rooms

  To join a chat room without searching

• Broadcast Messages (2.0)

  A broadcast message is a message that can either be sent to the entire system or to individual users. A broadcast message is a one-way message; you cannot respond to it. The feature must be enabled by an administrator before it is available to users. By default, broadcast messaging to other users is enabled, and system broadcasts are disabled.

  For more information, see the following topics:

  To send a broadcast message to individual users

  To send a system broadcast message

• Personal History (2.0)

  Personal History shows past messages that you have either received or sent in Novell Messenger. This feature is helpful when you need to find information from an earlier message. Conversations, chat rooms, and broadcasts are all part of your personal history. The feature must be enabled by an administrator before it is available to users. By default, personal history is enabled for all users.

  For more information, see the following topics:

  To view your personal history

  To enable your personal history

• Custom Online Status (2.0)

  A custom online status allows you to create a custom message for your online status.

  For more information, see the following topics:

  To create a custom status