What's a good freeware collaborative (i.e., multiuser) instant messenger?

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Published on 2008-09-05T19:11:45Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 15:33 UTC
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I'm looking for an app that my development team that is essentially an IM app, but multiple people can be in one "room." Similar to IRC.

Additional requirements (that preclude hosting an IRC server myself):
IM style appliction -- Download and install one app on each PC. The app lives in the tray. New messages appear in a notification window on everybody's pc.
Secure -- No Ventrillo Harassment nonsense. Only those with access can see and read what's going on.
Not My Job -- Doesn't require us to host a server, set up a server, etc. I just want to log on and go.
No friggen smileys -- If the client app has smilies I will have to kill someone.

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