[JDEV] Winpopup compatibility, multiple recipients

Mike Mintz gmike87 at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 13 23:09:19 CST 2002 

I just copied my email as comments into the list.py
and re-uploaded it.  That'll work for now :)

-MikeM

--- Dave <dave at dave.tj> wrote:
> 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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