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Ghosty Kips

Elora's Llama

Join date: 2 May 2008

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08-13-2008 13:34

A new IM specifically for SL, looks like?

http://www.massively.com/2008/08/08/improved-instant-messaging-coming-to-second-life/

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Cristalle Karami

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08-13-2008 13:35

Yes, it's coming. Thank goodness.

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Join date: 8 Mar 2007

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08-13-2008 13:36

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Marianne McCann

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Join date: 23 Feb 2006

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08-13-2008 13:43

I'd be interested. 'specially if it'll work onna iPhone

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Ghosty Kips

Elora's Llama

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08-13-2008 13:47

From: Marianne McCann

I'd be interested. 'specially if it'll work onna iPhone

I imagine that would be a primary target for such a thing.

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Crunch Underwood

Mr. Grown up, Go away sir

Join date: 25 Sep 2007

Posts: 624

08-13-2008 14:32

From: Marianne McCann

I'd be interested. 'specially if it'll work onna iPhone

and a N95

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Rika Watanabe

Highly improbable

Join date: 3 Jun 2008

Posts: 245

08-13-2008 19:35

They obviously couldn't use the standard XMPP protocol like decent people (say, Google) do and had to invent yet another proprietary messenger for people to run concurrently with a zillion other ones.

Argh, when will this bloody end!

Morgaine Christensen

Empress of the Universe

Join date: 31 Dec 2005

Posts: 319

08-14-2008 06:54

Good Grief! Thank goodness I started reading the forums again. Where do you all come up with finding all this stuff? I would be totally clueless...okay...more than I am now

...if it weren't for the forums. Thanks!

Ghosty Kips

Elora's Llama

Join date: 2 May 2008

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08-14-2008 07:03

From: Rika Watanabe

They obviously couldn't use the standard XMPP protocol like decent people (say, Google) do and had to invent yet another proprietary messenger for people to run concurrently with a zillion other ones.

Argh, when will this bloody end!

I dunno. I doubt seriously they'd be looking to release an IM that anyone can use to communicate with anyone else, regardless of being an SL resident. XMPP concurrance might not be nessasary for an app with such a specific clientelle.

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Rika Watanabe

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Join date: 3 Jun 2008

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08-15-2008 14:17

From: Ghosty Kips

I dunno. I doubt seriously they'd be looking to release an IM that anyone can use to communicate with anyone else, regardless of being an SL resident.

You don't seem to be aware how XMPP works.

Basically, it's very much like email, once you have an email address, you can communicate with anyone else who has an email address, but, nobody explicitly owns the network, and everyone who wishes to provide access to the network puts up their own server, which doesn't allow "anyone" to communicate to "anyone" -- only to "anyone" to communicate to the users of that one server.

So using XMPP would allow both Google Talk users and numerous individual Jabber server users to communicate to any SL resident and back, SL would only provide access to the residents but not to anyone else, there would be a wealth of clients available for any conceivable platform, and I wouldn't end up with one more network to keep track of again...

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Ghosty Kips Elora's Llama Join date: 2 May 2008 Posts: 2,386	08-13-2008 13:34 A new IM specifically for SL, looks like? http://www.massively.com/2008/08/08/improved-instant-messaging-coming-to-second-life/ _____________________ -- Why aren't you doing something more useful, like playing WoW?
Cristalle Karami Lady of the House Join date: 4 Dec 2006 Posts: 6,222	08-13-2008 13:35 Yes, it's coming. Thank goodness. _____________________ Affordable & beautiful apartments & homes starting at 150L/wk! Waterfront homes, 575L/wk & 300 prims! House of Cristalle low prim prefabs: secondlife://Cristalle/111/60 http://cristalleproperties.info http://careeningcristalle.blogspot.com - Careening, A SL Sailing Blog
3Ring Binder always smile Join date: 8 Mar 2007 Posts: 15,028	08-13-2008 13:36 weeeeeeeeee
Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	08-13-2008 13:43 I'd be interested. 'specially if it'll work onna iPhone _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden
Ghosty Kips Elora's Llama Join date: 2 May 2008 Posts: 2,386	08-13-2008 13:47 From: Marianne McCann I'd be interested. 'specially if it'll work onna iPhone I imagine that would be a primary target for such a thing. _____________________ -- Why aren't you doing something more useful, like playing WoW?
Crunch Underwood Mr. Grown up, Go away sir Join date: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 624	08-13-2008 14:32 From: Marianne McCann I'd be interested. 'specially if it'll work onna iPhone and a N95 _____________________ ---------------------------------------------- So your final Nimbus Score is 8.15, a quite remarkable achievement for a biped. Congratulations Crunch, you should be very proud.
Rika Watanabe Highly improbable Join date: 3 Jun 2008 Posts: 245	08-13-2008 19:35 They obviously couldn't use the standard XMPP protocol like decent people (say, Google) do and had to invent yet another proprietary messenger for people to run concurrently with a zillion other ones. Argh, when will this bloody end!
Morgaine Christensen Empress of the Universe Join date: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 319	08-14-2008 06:54 Good Grief! Thank goodness I started reading the forums again. Where do you all come up with finding all this stuff? I would be totally clueless...okay...more than I am now ...if it weren't for the forums. Thanks!
Ghosty Kips Elora's Llama Join date: 2 May 2008 Posts: 2,386	08-14-2008 07:03 From: Rika Watanabe They obviously couldn't use the standard XMPP protocol like decent people (say, Google) do and had to invent yet another proprietary messenger for people to run concurrently with a zillion other ones. Argh, when will this bloody end! I dunno. I doubt seriously they'd be looking to release an IM that anyone can use to communicate with anyone else, regardless of being an SL resident. XMPP concurrance might not be nessasary for an app with such a specific clientelle. _____________________ -- Why aren't you doing something more useful, like playing WoW?
Rika Watanabe Highly improbable Join date: 3 Jun 2008 Posts: 245	08-15-2008 14:17 From: Ghosty Kips I dunno. I doubt seriously they'd be looking to release an IM that anyone can use to communicate with anyone else, regardless of being an SL resident. You don't seem to be aware how XMPP works. Basically, it's very much like email, once you have an email address, you can communicate with anyone else who has an email address, but, nobody explicitly owns the network, and everyone who wishes to provide access to the network puts up their own server, which doesn't allow "anyone" to communicate to "anyone" -- only to "anyone" to communicate to the users of that one server. So using XMPP would allow both Google Talk users and numerous individual Jabber server users to communicate to any SL resident and back, SL would only provide access to the residents but not to anyone else, there would be a wealth of clients available for any conceivable platform, and I wouldn't end up with one more network to keep track of again...