The idea is a good one . However, there is a caveat . The problem is that
Neither AOL nor Microsoft have as yet made out their protocols
explicitly.The IETF draft has a lot of should's but no specific details. I
think AOL took over ICQ fairly recently so interoperability could become a
pipe dream . Blast these idiots!:-).
What Indro and I thought about was a ve r r y simple chat type client,
where the clients are connected via IP Address like ICQ .An Instant
Messenger would then be a single user chat system ,which is just what it is
in many cases.
The problem we came up against was how to get a service running where ip
addresses are logged on connecting. A message should be sent on connecting
which would inform a service on some central server about one's IP address.
Then a simple socket connection can be set up for a chat after looking up IP
addresses from this server.
The weak point was the server. Where do we host it? Or is a solution
possible without a dedicated server. A solution using a major domo and an
automated mail on connection establishment was considered, but would have a
time lag based on mail delivery times , which is indeterminate.
Any suggestions , anyone?
shanker
----- Original Message -----
From: Arup Kanjilal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] ATTACK on Linux- ZDNN The Linux myth
> >
> > Maybe we could come together soon ! Let me get some working code and
then we
> > can really get the ILUG-CAL Instant Messenger going. And good names for
this
> > thing?
> > Shanker
>
> I was mulling over an idea, which I admit, may sound a bit ambitious.
> We've got unix clients for practically all the well known instan messaging
> servers - icq, aol, etc. How about one that integrates the lot? Maybe two
> to begin with, and obviously our own lug-a-message protocol?
>
> Arup
>
>
>
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