[jdev] Greetings from a Google Talk developer

[Gary Burd]

> I don't suppose you have a rough ETA yet?  This year?

I cannot comment on the schedule.

> I'm very curious what your ideas are regarding the
> safeguards to protect user privacy and to block spam 
> (and other abuse)...

Invite spam is the primary concern at this time. I expect that we will
discover other issues as we gain experience running the service.