Individuals can choose to save all instant messages (from both internal and external contacts), but all external contacts will see the warning, whether you've chosen to save conversations or not. This warning does not mean that you or the other person is archiving the instant messages. When you use instant messaging with any external contact, the other party will see the message "Warning: Parties in this conversation may be archiving the instant messages" you may see the same warning, depending on the other institution's settings. If you cannot see the presence status of your new external contact, the other organization's administrators may have not enabled automatic partner discovery on the Skype for Business Edge service. After adding someone from another organization as a contact, if you can see his or her presence status, the other organization has open federation or is already federated with IU you can now contact this person as with your other Skype for Business contacts.Right-click the search result and select Add to Contact.For Skype contacts: using the Skype username of the person you want to add.For federated contacts: The person's exact email address.In the main Skype for Business window, type into the search field:.(You can use these features with federated contacts.)Īlternatively, in Skype for Business, you can invite anyone with an email address into a conversation in certain circumstances, whether the person is a contact or not see Hold a conference call or online meeting using Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams at IU. However, you can't use the file sharing or desktop sharing features of UniCom with regular Skype contacts, nor can you hold multi-party conversations with them. You can then have audio, video, or instant messaging conversations with those contacts. People who use AOL and MSN (IU is federated with these services).People who use Skype for Business at organizations that are federated with IU, or that allow open federation.People who use the Skype application for home use.In Indiana University's UniCom service, you can add the following people from outside IU as contacts to your Skype for Business contact list: