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Chronic Skronski

SL Live Musician

Join date: 23 Jun 2006

Posts: 997

07-26-2006 13:32

Has anyone made any interfaces that allow any of the instant message clients to interact with SL? I very seldom have any IM clients running these days since I discovered SL, and a lot of my friends are starting to miss me.

Baba Yamamoto

baba@slinked.net

Join date: 26 May 2003

Posts: 1,024

07-26-2006 13:34

It is being worked on ;0

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Chronic Skronski

SL Live Musician

Join date: 23 Jun 2006

Posts: 997

07-26-2006 13:37

Excellent, I look forward to it. Any idea which clients are being focused on?

Jesse Malthus

OMG HAX!

Join date: 21 Apr 2006

Posts: 649

07-26-2006 14:10

I made a horrible IRC interface...

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Baba Yamamoto

baba@slinked.net

Join date: 26 May 2003

Posts: 1,024

07-26-2006 14:41

Jabber ;0 Through jabber you can use almost any other IM service.

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Zepp Zaftig

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Join date: 20 Mar 2005

Posts: 470

07-26-2006 14:59

Jabber servers are a bit resource demanding though. Something similar to skype might be a bit more scalable.

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Chronic Skronski

SL Live Musician

Join date: 23 Jun 2006

Posts: 997

07-26-2006 15:22

Sadly, the friends in question insist on using Y! and MSN. I would not install these programs on my computer if I was paid to, but I do use Trillian so I can communicate with them. However, when I have SL running, I don't like running anything else as my computer is not the greatest in the world.

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October Jezebel

Registered User

Join date: 5 Feb 2006

Posts: 22

07-26-2006 15:25

well, you could tell your friends to create SL characters themselves, add then to your friends list and you can then send offline IMs to their email and they can reply to the Emailed IMs with answers.

a little clunky, but it works for me to chat with hubby while I'm playing.

Chronic Skronski

SL Live Musician

Join date: 23 Jun 2006

Posts: 997

07-26-2006 15:28

From: October Jezebel

well, you could tell your friends to create SL characters themselves, add then to your friends list and you can then send offline IMs to their email and they can reply to the Emailed IMs with answers.

a little clunky, but it works for me to chat with hubby while I'm playing.

...which kinda takes the "I" out of the whole "IM" concept. I would like to avoid email if I can.

Baba Yamamoto

baba@slinked.net

Join date: 26 May 2003

Posts: 1,024

07-26-2006 16:30

From: Zepp Zaftig

Jabber servers are a bit resource demanding though. Something similar to skype might be a bit more scalable.

Isn't that my problem ? ;0

From: Chronic Skronski

Sadly, the friends in question insist on using Y! and MSN. I would not install these programs on my computer if I was paid to, but I do use Trillian so I can communicate with them. However, when I have SL running, I don't like running anything else as my computer is not the greatest in the world.

Jabber allows you to communicate to MSN and Yahoo ;0 It's great!

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Chronic Skronski

SL Live Musician

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Posts: 997

07-26-2006 17:55

Is there a beta of what is being worked on? I would be happy to be a beta tester.

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Zepp Zaftig

Unregistered Abuser

Join date: 20 Mar 2005

Posts: 470

07-26-2006 18:02

From: Baba Yamamoto

Isn't that my problem ? ;0

Yeah. I made a plugin for doing name2key and stuff for the jive server and a java client a year ago that was connected with an in-world object via email and XML-RPC. It was pretty slow even though I was the only one using it. Doing stuff with libsecondlife would be quite a bit better though I guess, but the server still used much more system resources than I wanted it to

It may be better now though, and maybe there's faster jabber servers out there.

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Kira Zobel

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Join date: 6 Jan 2006

Posts: 345

07-26-2006 19:19

What I really want is a plug in for a messanger or something so I can contact friends who are on SL when I can't be. My campus blocks some ports needed to run second life, and as I live in a dorm, it's a pain to not be able to get in contact with anybody, especially since I sell things.

Baba Yamamoto

baba@slinked.net

Join date: 26 May 2003

Posts: 1,024

07-27-2006 00:59

From: Kira Zobel

What I really want is a plug in for a messanger or something so I can contact friends who are on SL when I can't be. My campus blocks some ports needed to run second life, and as I live in a dorm, it's a pain to not be able to get in contact with anybody, especially since I sell things.

That is also being worked on.. ;0

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Fury Harbinger

Armed To The Teeth

Join date: 14 Oct 2005

Posts: 69

SL <-> AIM

07-27-2006 02:13

I saw an ad in a store for a SL <->AIM client. I don't remember the name of the store, but I bought Eata Kitty's Desert Eagles there so if you check her profile, the store should be in there-not the Novum location.

Hope that helps.

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Cherry Czervik

Came To Her Senses

Join date: 18 Feb 2006

Posts: 3,680

07-27-2006 05:43

From: October Jezebel

well, you could tell your friends to create SL characters themselves, add then to your friends list and you can then send offline IMs to their email and they can reply to the Emailed IMs with answers.

a little clunky, but it works for me to chat with hubby while I'm playing.

Exactly (talking to my beau as I sit bored at work in my lunch hour

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Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-26-2006 13:32 Has anyone made any interfaces that allow any of the instant message clients to interact with SL? I very seldom have any IM clients running these days since I discovered SL, and a lot of my friends are starting to miss me.
Baba Yamamoto baba@slinked.net Join date: 26 May 2003 Posts: 1,024	07-26-2006 13:34 It is being worked on ;0 _____________________ Open Metaverse Foundation - http://www.openmetaverse.org Meerkat viewer - http://meerkatviewer.org
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-26-2006 13:37 Excellent, I look forward to it. Any idea which clients are being focused on?
Jesse Malthus OMG HAX! Join date: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 649	07-26-2006 14:10 I made a horrible IRC interface... _____________________ Ruby loves me like Japanese Jesus. Did Jesus ever go back and clean up those footprints he left? Beach Authority had to spend precious manpower. Japanese Jesus, where are you? Pragmatic!
Baba Yamamoto baba@slinked.net Join date: 26 May 2003 Posts: 1,024	07-26-2006 14:41 Jabber ;0 Through jabber you can use almost any other IM service. _____________________ Open Metaverse Foundation - http://www.openmetaverse.org Meerkat viewer - http://meerkatviewer.org
Zepp Zaftig Unregistered Abuser Join date: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 470	07-26-2006 14:59 Jabber servers are a bit resource demanding though. Something similar to skype might be a bit more scalable. _____________________
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-26-2006 15:22 Sadly, the friends in question insist on using Y! and MSN. I would not install these programs on my computer if I was paid to, but I do use Trillian so I can communicate with them. However, when I have SL running, I don't like running anything else as my computer is not the greatest in the world. _____________________ A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle.
October Jezebel Registered User Join date: 5 Feb 2006 Posts: 22	07-26-2006 15:25 well, you could tell your friends to create SL characters themselves, add then to your friends list and you can then send offline IMs to their email and they can reply to the Emailed IMs with answers. a little clunky, but it works for me to chat with hubby while I'm playing.
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-26-2006 15:28 From: October Jezebel well, you could tell your friends to create SL characters themselves, add then to your friends list and you can then send offline IMs to their email and they can reply to the Emailed IMs with answers. a little clunky, but it works for me to chat with hubby while I'm playing. ...which kinda takes the "I" out of the whole "IM" concept. I would like to avoid email if I can.
Baba Yamamoto baba@slinked.net Join date: 26 May 2003 Posts: 1,024	07-26-2006 16:30 From: Zepp Zaftig Jabber servers are a bit resource demanding though. Something similar to skype might be a bit more scalable. Isn't that my problem ? ;0 From: Chronic Skronski Sadly, the friends in question insist on using Y! and MSN. I would not install these programs on my computer if I was paid to, but I do use Trillian so I can communicate with them. However, when I have SL running, I don't like running anything else as my computer is not the greatest in the world. Jabber allows you to communicate to MSN and Yahoo ;0 It's great! _____________________ Open Metaverse Foundation - http://www.openmetaverse.org Meerkat viewer - http://meerkatviewer.org
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-26-2006 17:55 Is there a beta of what is being worked on? I would be happy to be a beta tester. _____________________ A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle.
Zepp Zaftig Unregistered Abuser Join date: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 470	07-26-2006 18:02 From: Baba Yamamoto Isn't that my problem ? ;0 Yeah. I made a plugin for doing name2key and stuff for the jive server and a java client a year ago that was connected with an in-world object via email and XML-RPC. It was pretty slow even though I was the only one using it. Doing stuff with libsecondlife would be quite a bit better though I guess, but the server still used much more system resources than I wanted it to It may be better now though, and maybe there's faster jabber servers out there. _____________________
Kira Zobel Registered User Join date: 6 Jan 2006 Posts: 345	07-26-2006 19:19 What I really want is a plug in for a messanger or something so I can contact friends who are on SL when I can't be. My campus blocks some ports needed to run second life, and as I live in a dorm, it's a pain to not be able to get in contact with anybody, especially since I sell things.
Baba Yamamoto baba@slinked.net Join date: 26 May 2003 Posts: 1,024	07-27-2006 00:59 From: Kira Zobel What I really want is a plug in for a messanger or something so I can contact friends who are on SL when I can't be. My campus blocks some ports needed to run second life, and as I live in a dorm, it's a pain to not be able to get in contact with anybody, especially since I sell things. That is also being worked on.. ;0 _____________________ Open Metaverse Foundation - http://www.openmetaverse.org Meerkat viewer - http://meerkatviewer.org
Fury Harbinger Armed To The Teeth Join date: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 69	SL <-> AIM 07-27-2006 02:13 I saw an ad in a store for a SL <->AIM client. I don't remember the name of the store, but I bought Eata Kitty's Desert Eagles there so if you check her profile, the store should be in there-not the Novum location. Hope that helps. Fury Caligari-Aridian _____________________ "I've buried all my hatchets but I'm sharpening my knives!" -My Ruin Fu‧ry [fyoor-ee] 1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like 2. a fierce and violent person, esp. a woman
Cherry Czervik Came To Her Senses Join date: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 3,680	07-27-2006 05:43 From: October Jezebel well, you could tell your friends to create SL characters themselves, add then to your friends list and you can then send offline IMs to their email and they can reply to the Emailed IMs with answers. a little clunky, but it works for me to chat with hubby while I'm playing. Exactly (talking to my beau as I sit bored at work in my lunch hour )