[JDEV] Jabber-related Ask Slashdot

[Evan Martin]

Just in case some of you don't read slashdot.org, there's a discussion titled
"Unified Instant Messaging Clients?".  Here's the introductory paragraph:

	Hynman writes "It's getting silly - I have 4 different types of messaging
	accounts: ICQ, AOL IM, MS Messenger, Hotmail and regular email clients all
	run on my computer at the same time, and they all have overlapping
	capabilities.  Is there any effort out there to produce a unified messaging
	client, that supports all types of accounts, and will respond through the
	correct medium (i.e. the medium that the message is delivered in). Just
	plug in the account information for each medium, and it performs messaging
	functions of all services frome one program and one interface." This is why
	standards for instant messengers should be created. Something like this
	would be extremely useful.  Comments? 

The first response discusses Jabber, too!

http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/12/16/1947225.shtml


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