Lync Alternative
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@Rob-Dunn said:
Regarding Spark - that is one clunky, heavy client. Isn't it Java based? In any case, it often slowed our computers down, and we switched to Pidgin. I didn't really like Pidgin a lot better as a whole. It needs to be modularized for specific use IMO.
Although it worked really well, it didn't encrypt the passwords if you saved them...i.e. stashed as cleartext in the user preferences file. For that reason, I had a script that would clear those settings upon system logon. It was the lesser of the two evils (by far). Spark had SSO going for it, so there was that.
If spark was made into a VB.net application it would be a much better client. It seems like they've abandoned it though. It even requires a specific version of java.
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Well .NET, no need to be VB
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@Rob-Dunn said:
Regarding Spark - that is one clunky, heavy client. Isn't it Java based?
Yeah, it is ancient and pretty much no one using OpenFire has used it in years.
