Or we could forget messenger and go for Skype, I hear its more popular. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sabahattin Gucukoglu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] instant messaging
Hi all, BrailleNote could use an IRC client, in my opinion, more than an Instant Messaging client, for interoperability with what you know as "FreedomChat" and for more interactive discussion about the BrailleNote on PulseData IRC channels. However, if an instant messaging client for one-to-one communication and presence were on the brailleNote, it should be a multiprotocol one, or else one which supports an approved and open standard such as the iETF's SIMPLE or the Jabber Software Foundation's XMPP rather than proprietary rubbish such as mSN, Yahoo, AIM or ICQ. The added bonus of supporting a protocol like XMPP, you see, is that the connections to legacy, proprietary systems such as MSN, AIM, ICQ and Yahoo are made by the Jabber service, not the client. Just in case people don't know this, there are a number of HTTP (i.e. web) based services for accessing and using various Messenger services - you supply your credentials and a javascript-driven web interface or a lite character-symbolic regular-refresh HTML-standards-based system logs on and performs actions on the network on your behalf in response to CGI actions caused by your clicking links or manipulating form controls. One such system is Microsoft's WebMessenger, which PK users may or may not enjoy luck using ( http://webmessenger.msn.com/ ). There are other third-party ones with superior browser compatibility and standards compliance, but be sure to investigate privacy and security issues if you use those. I successfully use and enjoy E-Messenger (e-messenger.net) with BrailleNote, software version 5.1 Build 22. This it was that gave me Messenger access while my machines were all away being repaired. Cheers, Sabahattin -- If an email tells you to forward it to all your friends, please temporarily forget that I am your friend. Sabahattin Gucukoglu Phone: +44 20 88008915 Mobile: +44 7986 053399 http://www.sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/ Email/MSN: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Skype: SabahattinGucukoglu (requires authorisation, add me to your list first) SpeakFreely: sabahattin-gucukoglu.com (Please use CELP compression if your processor allows) ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
