DBabble is an Instant Messaging, Chat and Discussion Server, which allows users to send instant messages, have private conversations, create and participate in private or public chat rooms and discussions. Communication with the server is done either using a web browser, or a client for Windows 95/98/2000/NT. Users can also interact with other users on remote servers, and participate in remote chat rooms and discussions. Discussions and optionally be linked to external Usenet (NNTP) groups.

DBabble Server users can be either authenticated via a POP server, or use DBabble's built in authentication system. The system can be set up to allow users to create their own accounts, or this can be restricted to allow only administrator users to create accounts.

The DBabble Instant Messaging and Discussion Server has the advantage over other chat servers that users are able to communicate with external users through a standard http proxy server, whether they are using a web browser or the client for windows. The windows client automatically uses their Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator proxy server settings if available so that users do not need to go through an often confusing process (from their point of view) of specifying their proxy server settings.

All server management needs can be performed from within the DBabble user interface, by any user with server administrator privileges. For increased security, this can be restricted to be allowed only from specified IP addresses.

The DBabble Instant Messaging and Discussion Server allows users to  send each other instant messages and optionally attach files to them. They can also initiate a one on one private conversation with another user. All messages are stored on the server, so users can read old messages from anywhere they login from. Administrators can optionally impose user quotas to limit storage space.

The DBabble Instant Messaging and Discussion Server Software provides discussion groups that can be created by any user who has permission to do so. These are similar to Usenet (NNTP) groups, and the groups can optionally be linked to pull articles from external Usenet groups. DBabble can also act as an NNTP server, so that news-readers can read DBabble discussions as though they are newsgroups. Additionally, DBabble can act as an SMUT server for the purpose of accepting incoming mail intended as articles for it's discussion groups. Users are able to tell DBabble to send any new articles in specified groups to them directly via Email. Discussions can also be marked as private and allow only certain users to read and/or post to them.

The DBabble Instant Messaging and Discussion Server Software provides chat or meeting rooms, for real time discussions, these can be created by any user who has permission to do so. A chat or meeting room can optionally be made private so that only specified users have access to it.

DBabble servers can either be run as a stand-alone server, or can be linked to other servers worldwide via a master server that informs it of the location of other servers. Users are then able to communicate with users on other servers, and visit discussions and chat rooms that are hosted on other servers.

The web pages displayed to users when using the web browser interface to DBabble Instant Messaging and Discussion Server are easily customizable by the system administrator, to include anything they want such as advertising images and links. You can even change the name of the server and windows client from DBabble to anything you want.

The DBabble Instant Messaging and Discussion Server is currently available for Windows NT, Solaris, Linux, Digital Unix (OSF), and Free BSD. We may build for other UNIX platforms on request. Users can access the DBabble server from any Web Browser that supports JavaScript 1.1 or later. (Netscape 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.0 or later) Users can optionally download a client for Windows 95/98/2000/NT for faster and easier access.