>> But I think it is not unrealistic to expect the built-in gateways
>> (plus a few extensions that will undoubtedly be released) will do
>> the majority of what the majority of developers need. It will be
>> a while before the average developer wants more then say IM, SMS,
>> SNMP and maybe telnet and IRC. I can even see some demand for
>> 'cool stuff' such as MUD gateways, but beyond that?
>
> If you get IM and SMS, then SMTP, POP3, and IMAP will be asked for. If you
> get Telnet people will want SSH. What about FTP, SFTP, and SCP? Those seem
> useful. How many people will want NNTP? Let's not even talk about TCP, UDP,
> or ICMP.
Well, if there really is such great demand for SCP a talented
Java developer could probably make a killing developing a gateway
for that. I wouldn't invest in his business though.
Jochem
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