Send & Receive Instant Messages

To send and receive instant messages:

1. From the ViPNet Client [Monitor] or ViPNet Coordinator [Monitor] interface, click the Private Network link on the left of the screen and select the clients you want to chat with from the right-hand list that displays.
2. If you want to:
   • chat with one other person, click , or
   • create a conference between several users, click .

     A new session opens in the Encrypted Instant Messaging window.

     Note: Alternatively, if the Encrypted Instant Messaging window is already open, select Session > New > Chat from the menu bar, or Session > New > Conference.

     

3. Type your message in the Message pane.
4. Click the Send button or press the F5 key.
5. When a message arrives from a recipient of your message, the ViPNet program notifies you by flashing the icon in the notification area of the taskbar. (Note: you can change the way the notification appears.)
6. To read new messages:
   • Click the icon in the taskbar, or
   • Click the button on the Encrypted Instant Messaging window toolbar.

     The New messages window appears.

     Note: If a message arrives that is part of the current session, the New messages window will open automatically. You can deactivate this behaviour by removing the tick from the Show this window always on top check box.

     

     A number that identifies the session appears on the window title bar. The session number, the names of the session participants, and the number of new messages associated with the session display in the status bar of the window.

     Messages are displayed in chronological order, with the most recent at the bottom. Unread messages appear in bold.

7. To read a message, select it from the list. The content of the message displays in the Message panel.

   Note: Once the message is viewed by you for more than three seconds, an acknowledgment is sent to the other session participants (the R attribute displays in their Encrypted Instant Messaging window).

8. To read a message and save it to your protocol log, select the message and click the Accept button.
9. To simultaneously save all the session's messages to your protocol log, click the Accept All button.
10. To write a reply to a message, select it from the list and click the Answer or Answer with quotation buttons.
11. To delete a message, select it from the list and click the Remove button.
12. To close the New messages window, click Close.
13. To close a session:
    1. Select the session from the Sessions pane.

       

    2. Either:
       • Select Session > Close from the menu bar, or
       • Press the F8 key, or
       • Click from the toolbar.

         By default, the program will ask you if you want to save the session protocol before closing.

         Once closed, the session disappears from the Sessions pane.

14. To close the Encrypted Instant Messaging program:
    1. Select Session > Exit from the menu bar, or
    2. Click . All open sessions and windows will close.

       By default, the program will ask you if you want to save the session protocol before closing.

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