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Group chat unavailable

Within our Mac-based office we use Messages and the Bonjour service to chat with each other. We have a mix of Yosemite and El Capitan users. I'm trying to set up some groups, but if I try to send a message to more than one user, their names turn red and give the message: *user* cannot group chat. Additionally, the menu item File > Go to Chat Room is greyed out and unavailable. Is this perhaps a limitation of Bonjour, or is there a way to make it work?

Posted on Feb 24, 2016 8:52 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 24, 2016 12:39 PM in response to dv_webmaster

Hi,

It is a strange limitation of Bonjour.

It means in a home situation you have to message you kids individually to get them to the table for a meal.

However it has been there since day one of iChat.

8:39 pm Wednesday; February 24, 2016

 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

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Answer 2

Feb 24, 2016 1:10 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Hi,

for the Points.

9:10 pm Wednesday; February 24, 2016

 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

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