[jdev] [ANN] Jive Messenger 2.2.0 and Asterisk-IM

[Matt Tucker]

Ian,

> > We're also announcing Asterisk-IM, a plugin for Jive Messenger that 
> > provides integration with the Asterisk phone system -- 
> > http://www.jivesoftware.org/asterisk-im
> [snip]
> > The protocol extensions will eventually be turned into a 
> JEP, but are 
> > available for experimentation and implementation now.
> 
> This is exciting, congratulations! :)
> 
> Does the plugin also allow two clients to talk directly using 
> IAX without involving an Asterisk server at all? [I 
> understand this is not always possible, e.g., if ports cannot 
> accept connections]

Actually, the plugin only provides integration with the phone system and
not direct VOIP support. It might make things clearer to look through
the features list:

http://www.jivesoftware.org/asterisk-im/features.jsp
 
> Do you have any very rough documention of the protocol extensions?

Yep, please see:
http://svn.jivesoftware.org/svn/repos/asterisk-im/trunk/documentation/ph
one_jep.html

Regards,
Matt