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Well, I mencioned the OS, because I don't know much users of MS Office on Linux. Certainly for servers the best option is always Linux. OK, UNIX, AFAIK Windows is also based on UNIX, it even has still its paleolitic Finger Protocol, even present and usable in current Windows 11 (I don't know why, but there it is).
Write in the command line to demostrate it (a simple hello from me):
finger zerush@happynetbox.comor type simply
fingerin the console, which listed the syntax optionsYou can create a own handle using https://happynetbox.com/, this at least permits an communication system when all other fails.