[KLUG Driftwood] Fellow drifters!

[Adam Williams]

>>I assume at this point that everyone from the KLUG members list who has 
>>interest in this project has taken the time to join the list.  So why 
>>don't we go around the "room" and let eveyone know who is here, and 
>I'm here!   :-)
>>specifically what VOip and
>Does SpeakFreely count?

Sure.  So does NetMeeting, GNOMEMeeting, gnophone, linphone, etc....  If
someone on the list has a fair amount of NetMeeting experience that will
be a boon.

>>or PBX experience you have, if any.
>I'm been programming the "real" PBX systems at work for years, 
>including the former ROLM system, and the current Toshiba PBX.

Morrison Industries just installed 13 Nortel BCM units which are
PBX/routers in a single cabinet.  They do VOIP between all the locations
over the private WAN.  Any desk can call any other desk without touching
POTs.  I configured most of the data related stuff, while Ameriwreck
went through several iterations of screwed-up on the voice side.  While
the BCMs are certainly *NOT* impressive equipment or VOIP
implementations, the technology is pretty cool and a real win in $$$. 
I've used VOIP clients (speakfreely and GNOMEMeeting) in the past
occasionally and I've diddled a little with Asterisk.  It was the truly
terrible VOIP/Nortel stuff that really made me interesting in getting
something up and running, to see what it would be like if assembled by
intelligent people.  I've never touched a "traditional" PBX and have no
idea what they are like to operate, looking over shoulders has given me
the impression it is miserable.