Using the Messenger

Organising Buddy Lists

3.2.2. Using external contacts

You can add external contacts to your buddy list to communicate with them. The external contact is added as guest user to your address book. The following options exist:

How to add a contact from another groupware hosting environment to your buddy list:

  1. In the tool bar, click on Add buddy.

  2. In the Add to buddylist window , enter the E-Mail address of the contact from another groupware hosting environment. Click on Invite.

If this contact is not already in your address book, it will be added automatically.

How to temporarily invite a guest user to a conversation:

  1. In the tool bar, click on Invite guest.

  2. Enter the E-Mail address of the guest user in the Invite guest window. Click on Invite.

    A URL for the guest account will be shown in the Guest user created window.

  3. To invite the guest user, click on Compose invitation e-mail. The page for composing an E-Mail opens. You can complete the details. Click on Send.

If this contact is not already in your address book, it will be added automatically.

How to remove a guest user:

  1. If the buddy list is closed, open it.

  2. Hover over a contact below Guest Users in the buddy list. Icons will be shown next to the contact.

    Click the Remove icon .

    Confirm that you want to remove the guest user.

Tip: You can also remove the guest user by removing the respective entry from your address book.