[JDEV] Hello...

[Thomas Charron]

	I was thinking about the below, and we have only one small problem.  NOT
all users will be able to message to/from ICQ.  They will need to actually
have an AOL/ICQ account, which will somehow need to be registered with the
transport that will serve as the gateway.

	We're also going to need to deal with privacy concerns.  I don't think
anyone wants their passwords sent clear text to the transport.  Just some
things that bubbled up from the great beyond..

--
Thomas Charron
United Parcel Service
Northeast Region
"Moving at the speed of a T3 Trunk Line!"


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jdev at jabber.org [mailto:owner-jdev at jabber.org]On Behalf Of
> Jeremie
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 1999 12:30 PM
> To: jdev at jabber.org
> Subject: Re: [JDEV] Hello...
>
>
>
> > Hello everyone...
> > I have a question about transports:
> >
> > Will the clients connect to jabber, IRC, ICQ, etc. server themselves or
> > they will omnly be connected to jabber, and jabber servers will send
> > IRC, ICQ, etc. messages to their servers?
>
> Jabber clients will connect to Jabber servers, and if the "recipient" is
> actually an IRC/ICQ/etc user the Jabber server will forward it on to the
> correct "transport" for that type of service, which will deliver it
> correctly and forward on any replies.
>
> It may sound a bit funny/awkward, but it ends up creating a really
> powerful messaging platform with neutral simple clients.  I can't wait to
> see it in full operation :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jer
>