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Re: Re: Messenger services
From: "M. Dodge Mumford" <dodge () nfr net>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 17:57:41 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, sim wrote:
Are there anymore messenger like applications or services?
Once I realized that both Napster and and Diablo II had their own instant messaging services builtin, I realized just that there's a really fuzzy line between instant messengers and other applications. The problem with instant messagers is that their scope is too limited--they don't have a builtin audience. The ones that you've heard of will probably continue to exist (and add "features", yum). But as new applications develop they will probably include instant messaging, too. Wouldn't it be handy, for example, to be able to communicate quickly with the author of a MS Word document (maybe your boss or coworker) to ask him or her questions about what a particular sentence means? Or pop up a window in your spreadsheet to talk to your accountant to ask if the beer you consumed in the hot tub was expensible? The list goes on and on and on and on, and will likely never stop. In fact, I'm not sure it should. These are all ways of making your work experience more productive, and your gaming experience more fun. It's just that a lot of these sorts of things aren't being used to their full capabilites. It's just kindof a shame that nobody can agree on what these services should look like so we could effectively monitor them and protect ourselves from their shortcomings. In the meantime, [standard rant about using a default deny policy]. BTW, you didn't mention IRC, the only IM protocol I know with a real live RFC. Dodge _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () nfr com http://www.nfr.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
Current thread:
- Messenger services sim (Dec 20)
- Re: Messenger services Jim Littlefield (Dec 24)
- Re: Messenger services R. DuFresne (Dec 24)
- Re: Messenger services Frederick M Avolio (Dec 24)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Messenger services sim (Dec 24)
- Re: Messenger services raf (Dec 27)
- Re: Re: Messenger services M. Dodge Mumford (Dec 27)