Thread Subject: Re: TTYs

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From: Jim Tobias
Date: Tue, Jan 09 2007 12:40 PM


Tom Brett wrote:

> It has been my experience that when a DHH user requests
> permission to use IP the answer is generally no. To use IP
> would require opening of one or more ports in order for VR or
> VOIP to work.

So, do federal employees use TTYs with each other? Is
there no instant messaging going on in the federal world?
I ask because my experience with ICT companies is that they
use IM all the time, often built into a suite of IP communication
tools, and they have some pretty demanding security policies.

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