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ePigeon Client

Easy to use!
The ePigeon Client is very user-friendly: messages are displayed in a scrolling banner which uses approximately half the width of a monitor screen. The height of this banner depends on the font size being used.

Once a message has been read, the user clicks on “OK”, and there you have it!

Note : the real banner scrolls smoother

Send messages to other users!
You can generate new messages directly from the Client (if this option has been activated by an ePigeon Administrator). Give your message a title to help identify it (optional), type in your text, enter the addressees and, if necessary, select a document to send as an attachment (when a document is linked to a message, the user has to double-click on the message to open the document in the associated application). Messages are created using default properties, but you can change these properties to suit your own needs.

Easily target users/machines/groups!
It is easy to target users with ePigeon. Just click on the buttons next to the “Recipients” field to access the various lists. Make your choice by using these lists. You can choose from several lists, or you can enter the information directly into the “Recipients” field. The lists available are your personal groups, the ePigeon groups, domain groups, users and computers.

Advance scheduling and repeat options!
You can set the time and date when a message will be displayed, or will be available for display. You can choose to display the message at intervals of 1 to 100 minutes, hours, days, months or years – or at each log-on. Set an expiry date after which the message will no longer be displayed.

The ePigeon Client can be customized!
Users can customize their ePigeon Client by using a user-friendly Options interface: they can choose the scrolling speed of the banner, the character font used in the scrolling message, the position of the scrolling banner on the screen and the language used in the program interfaces.

Define message types!
Different types of messages can be defined and configured to suit your needs. Upon installation, ePigeon has four basic default message types that can be modified. Among the adjustable properties, you have control over colors, sound and the type of user able to use the type of message.

Define universal or user-specific policies!
Universal policies are established for all users, but you can also create or change the individual policies for each user.

 

ePigeon Server

The heart of the system!
The ePigeon Server lies at the heart of the ePigeon Instant Messaging system. Each module is connected to it. It is the Server that manages connections, the central database and the universal policies. It runs as a service under Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003. It runs as a service emulation with Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME. It boasts a robust and simple configuration.

User types!
There are four types of users:

 

 

ePigeon NT Generator

Create messages from remote locations!

The ePigeon NT Generator is a command line utility that enables you to create new messages (with limited properties) from any machine in your local area network (LAN).

With this ePigeon NT Generator, you can create a new message, resubmit an existing message, cancel a message being displayed or create a new message from an existing shared template!

Other processes can also generate messages!
Using the command line method in ePigeon NT Generator, other processes (a scheduler, for example) can also generate new messages.

Also available for Unix!
A Unix version is also available for Unix processes to generate new messages (with limited properties). The Unix version works from the command line only.

Integrate ePigeon within your custom applications!
An ActiveX component is available free of charge to integrate ePigeon within your custom ActiveX capable applications. The ActiveX is delivered as both the OCX control and the DLL library.