What are the features of BuddySpace? BuddySpace is an open source, Java-based Jabber client.
• roster/group management • file transfer (using a web server) • chat and groupchat (with special extensions like voting and countdown) • sharing of plans and maps using publish/subscribe • maps – graphical display of buddies’ presence on an arbitrary map and many more… Back to top Where can I download the executables from? They are on http://kmi.open.ac.uk/projects/buddyspace/ under downloads. Back to top I’m having trouble logging in… What’s wrong? There are many factors at play here, and you need to double-check the following carefully, and study the error message you get: • ‘Authentication’ error: If this is your first usage, you need to select the ‘New User’ box on the login screen, even though you may well have a user account on the computer network you’re using (because a ‘Jabber account’ is different, even when it uses the same login name and password).
