A communication system including a multiplicity of communications terminals connectable to a communications network for enabling users to communicate with a user not necessarily identified with a given communications terminal. The system also includes apparatus for monitoring whether the user is connected to the network, and apparatus for annunciating network connection status information relating to other users who are in a set of sought users.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/791,437, filed Jan. 27, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,449,344, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
