No timeout message occurs with an accidental disconnection. One side of a connection might appear live even after the other side has disconnected unexpectedly. Text Chat, File Exchange and Collaborative Browser are only available when you are connected. Opening and using Text Chat or File Exchange on the sending side does not automatically open the same tool on the receiving side. Leaving Conference running for several hours may cause problems.
Conference needs to be running to receive calls.
Conference does not interoperate with CoolTalk or with the Netscape 411 Server for CoolTalk. Conference does not usually run across firewalls unless the firewall is configured to allow Conference specific UDP data to pass through. The first time you place a call using the Web Phone book, you are prompted to select an application to download. Click Pick Application and select Netscape Conference as the application. You only need to do this the first time you place a call through the web.