Users do not need direct internet access DBabble 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. Server Management can be fully performed from within the DBabble user interface All server management needs can be performed from within the DBabble user interface, by any user with administrator privileges. For increased security, this can be restricted to be allowed only from specified IP addresses. Users can 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. Users can also choose to send instant messages to email addresses, and can receive email sent to DBabble as instant messages. 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 SMTP 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 or as instant messages.