The Chat service lets Timbuktu Pro users post messages to one another interactively. For example, if you are already in the midst of a file transfer session, a Chat session lets you discuss the file transfer with the other user.
To chat with a remote user
Select the remote computer or establish a Dial Direct connection.
From the Services menu, choose Chat. Or click the Chat service button. The Chat window is displayed.
Type your first message and press ENTER or click the Send button.
Your message is copied to the transcript panel in the upper part of the window and to the Chat window on the remote computer. Type more messages immediately or wait for a reply from the other user.
The reply is displayed below your message in the transcript panel. You can keep typing messages back and forth as long as you like.
When you've finished chatting, click the Disconnect button. When either party disconnects, the session is ended, and the message at the bottom of the window changes to Disconnected.
After you have disconnected, you can print or save the chat-session details.
Click Print to print the chat-session details. In the Print dialog box, specify the default printer and printer options.
Click Save to save the chat-session details to a rich text file (with an .rtf extension). In the Save dialog box, specify the destination file name and directory.
Click the Close box in the upper-right corner to close the chat window.
You can chat with more than one other user at the same time, but you will need to open a separate Chat session with each participant. For this reason, you cannot chat with multiple users over a Dial Direct connection.