Default User Options

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You can use the Default User Options page to set limits to your users' message size and amounts, conversation participants, and active conversations. You can also provide options to: prevent users from attaching files, force persistent connections, block a user from sending (but not receiving) messages, and provide user access to stored conversations.

• Max Message Size. Enter a number in the text box and use the list box to select the maximum message size in either bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes.
• Max Allowed Conversation Users. Enter a number in the text box to limit the number of users who can participate simultaneously in a conversation. Set the value to -1 (the default) to allow an unlimited number.
• Max Allowed Conversations. Enter a number in the text box to limit the number of active conversation windows users can have open simultaneously. Set the value to -1 (the default) to allow an unlimited number.
• Block Client From Sending Attachments. Select this check box to prevent a user from attaching or including files in conversations.
• Force Client To Use Persistent Connections. Select this check box to force the client to keep a persistent connection to the Ipswitch Instant Messaging Server A server is a program running on a networked computer that processes requests from a client program, which is usually running on another networked computer. The client and server communicate using a protocol. For example, an FTP client communicates with an FTP server using an FTP protocol..
• Block Client From Sending Instant Messages. Select this check box to prevent users from sending messages. The user will be able to receive, but not send, messages.
• Allow Client Access To Conversation Logs. Select this check box to let users to access stored conversations in which he/she participated. For this option to work, the server must be set to store conversations via the General Settings page.
• Enable System Administrator Permissions. Select this check box to enable system administrator permissions for the specified user.