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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">In
response to my query at <A href="mailto:jdev@jabber.org">jdev@jabber.org</A>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">whether
it is possible to connect to any IRC server<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">through
Gabber/WinJab, you replied it is <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">not
possible since the IRC transport code is broken<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">and
this will be fixed soon.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Our
purpose is to port the Gabber client code to Real<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Time
Linux in a Set Top Box for Web TV and also run the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Jabber
server at some place and in this we want to provide<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">the IRC
chat feature for any IRC server. So, we are willing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">to
contribute to the Jabber code and our project will be <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">open
source.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Right
now we are going through the Irc transport code and want <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">it to
get modified so that any IRC server can be connected <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">through
Gabber. In this respect we would like to request you<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">to tell
us few points at which in the code we should concentrate<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">to
bring out the necessary changes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Looking
forward for further communication.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Regards…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Utpal Sikdar<BR>Macmet Interactive Technologies (P)
Ltd.<BR>69, Park Street,<BR>Calcutta - 700 016<BR>India<BR>Phone
:91-33-217-6063,64,65<BR>Fax :91-33-226-4596<BR>email:
<A
href="mailto:utpal@macmetit.com">utpal@macmetit.com</A><BR>
<A
href="mailto:usikdar@yahoo.com">usikdar@yahoo.com</A><BR>________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>