Personal communication details

In order to make it easier for other users to get in touch with you, you may provide the neces­sary informa­tion in your personal profile. Select  Options    Profile    Change  and go to the sec­tion ‘Communication’.

•      Instant messaging – specify user number or user identification for those instant mes­sag­ing systems that you use and that you would like to offer to other BSCW users when they are going to contact you. Instant messaging services allow real-time com­munication between two or more users, utilizing plain text messages, voice or even video telephony. Click the  buttons to learn more about sys­tems that you do not know yet.

•      Directory services – check the directory services in which you are listed and which you would like to offer to other users when they are going to contact you. Enter the ‘Search key’ under which you are to be found in the directory services selected. Click the  buttons to find out what the different online directories have stored under the search key given.