[JDEV] Winpopup compatibility, multiple recipients

Dave dave at dave.tj
Wed Mar 13 18:21:00 CST 2002 

Thanks a bunch :-)

Maybe somebody should copy the message below into a short README, and
post it and the script on a more permanent web server somewhere?

Dave Cohen <dave at dave.tj>


Mike Mintz wrote:
> 
> I now have the component up (temporarily) at:
> 
> http://hypothetic.org/list.py
> 
> It makes use of the jabber.py python module, and it
> can be downloaded at http://jabberpy.sourceforge.net/
> and requires Python 2.0 or later.
> 
> I don't have any instructions up yet, but it is pretty
> self-explanitory.  Just edit the variables at the top
> to match your server, and add an entry in your
> jabber.xml for a component with the appropriate port,
> subdomain, and secret.
> 
> The component works by allowing users to subscribe and
> unsubsribe to group at host, where group can by anything,
> and host is the hostname of the component.  When a
> message is sent to a group from a member of the group,
> the message is then sent to every user subscribed to
> the group.
> 
> Groups are created by just subscribing to a group with
> no members; there is currently no control over groups.
> 
> I hope this helps!
>  - MikeM (mikem at jabber.org)
> 
> 
> --- Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter at jabber.org> wrote:
> > Ah, okay. I'll track him down personally, even if I
> > have to go to the ends
> > of the earth (well, maybe just Anchorage, Alaska).
> > :)
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > --
> > Peter Saint-Andre
> > email+jabber: stpeter at jabber.org
> > weblog: http://www.saint-andre.com/blog/
> > 
> > On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Dave wrote:
> > 
> > > It doesn't have a URL yet, AFAIK.  All I know is
> > that mikem was testing
> > > it out on my server a while ago.  It's written in
> > Python, I believe.
> > > 
> > >  - Dave
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > URL?
> > > > 
> > > > Peter
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Peter Saint-Andre
> > > > email+jabber: stpeter at jabber.org
> > > > weblog: http://www.saint-andre.com/blog/
> > > > 
> > > > On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Dave wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > mikem has a nice server-side solution for #2.
> > > > > It's a group messaging transport.  You
> > subscribe to
> > > > >
> >
> whateveryouwant at whateveryoucallthetransport.yourhostname.yourdomain,
> > > > > and then anything sent to that address gets
> > forwarded to you.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Dave Cohen <dave at dave.tj>
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Brock Nanson wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I'm not sure that this is the correct forum
> > for this, but it was
> > > > > > suggested by a contact involved with one of
> > the clients out there!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I understand that many jabber clients will
> > also function with other IM
> > > > > > services.  What I haven't seen is whether
> > any of the clients allow
> > > > > > interaction with winpopup.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > We have two offices connected by a VPN with
> > samba boxes doing browse
> > > > > > syncing etc.  Browsing with windows boxes
> > works across the WAN.
> > > > > > Winpopup does as well.  However, it
> > apparently only sends to an
> > > > > > individual or a work group.  Because of how
> > the browsing works across
> > > > > > the WAN, I can't have more than one
> > workgroup on either end (unless I
> > > > > > add additional samba boxes).  So IM using
> > winpopup can go to only one
> > > > > > recipient or a whole workgroup.  Clearly
> > this is clumsy, but we live
> > > > > > with it.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I recently added a Linux workstation to the
> > mix.  No winpopup, although
> > > > > > I understand there is a linpopup out there
> > somewhere.  However, this is
> > > > > > the time to look for a better solution.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Jabber seems an obvious choice as it allows
> > me to run my own server.
> > > > > > This is useful for both security and
> > bandwidth reasons.  So features I'd
> > > > > > be interested in seeing (or suggestions of a
> > client that allows any of
> > > > > > these ideas) are:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 1- the ability to interact with winpopup
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 2- the ability to configure groups
> > (pseudo-workgroups) and point and
> > > > > > click a message to the members in one go.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 3- the ability to select graphically all
> > desired recipients of a single
> > > > > > message.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I think two and three are included in ICQ,
> > but I don't want to blast
> > > > > > inter-office stuff all over the internet if
> > I can help it!  I haven't
> > > > > > found a jabber client that will do this, but
> > I haven't installed them
> > > > > > all... However the documentation I've
> > scanned doesn't seem to mention
> > > > > > these abilities.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Any comments this might evoke would be
> > appreciated.  Please CC me as I'm
> > > > > > not yet on the list...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > R Brock Nanson, P.Eng.   bnanson at true.bc.ca
> > > > > > TRUE Consulting Group
> > > > > > 201 - 2079 Falcon Road
> > > > > > Kamloops BC V2C4J2       www.true.bc.ca
> > > > > > (250) 828-0881      fax: (250) 828-0717
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >
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