I've looked at that. There may be some stuff there that could help me, but I think they've got a different goal...
> > If it's a completely separate app, what's it got to do with Mozilla? > Point taken. I guess I was thinking about something that /could/ run standalone, but would be based on mozilla. And then would integrate with mozilla like any other telnet client might, by registering it as a "helper app." The more I think about it though, the more I think it should be a part of Mozilla.... but see below... > > Let me get this straight. Making a Mozilla telnet client, reusing its > UI components, networking library, etc. would be _more_ bloated than > doing it from scratch? > No, no.... I think you misunderstood me a little. Probably because I didnt' make myself very clear. My bad... Let me see if I can rephrase it. A telnet / terminal emulation client, that could do all the things I would want it to do, would (likely) be so big, nobody would want it to be part of Mozilla. I'm thinking about something that goes way beyond what Mudzilla buys you, for example. I'd like to have support for as many different terminals as possible, like not just VT100/VT102/VT220 etc, but also 3270, 5250, T27, etc. And I'd like to see ssh support, client scripting ( although, we could probably get that kinda by default, if this is built using XPCOM/XPConnect ), etc. Now, it's entirely possible that I'm way off in my assesment. I just thought that possibly doing all that would result in something so large ( even as a Moz component ) that it would never actually make it into Mozilla. But, I think other parts of Mozilla can be selectively downloaded and installed independently, so I guess this could be the same way. Even if it's not part of the default distribution, it could be an optional download. Hey, I'm fairly new to this Mozilla stuff, so cut me some slack! <grin> > If you want a standalone telnet client, there are loads out there. If > you want telnet:// support for Mozilla, that would be cool. Although I > think some platforms support it already. > > The real question is: is this the best use of your time, or would we > be able to persuade you to come and help on really crucial stuff, like > the v1.0 buglist? :-) > Hmmm. Good point. I've been looking for a good way to get involved with Mozilla, and when I found this bug, it just kinda caught my fancy. It's involves things I'm interested in, and would result in a tool that I would probably use.... and it just sounds cool. :-) TTYL, Phillip
