A more Unix-like way to instant message

I've been using Pidgin for IM'ing and it's working satisfactorily so far.
But I want to be able to IM from within a terminal, or from within emacs. I'm not happy with the emacs jabber client and I do need many more protocls than just that.
Is there an IM client that'll, instead of creating windows for me to read/send messages, will dump incoming messages to a file (/tmp/incomming-user@protocol or something) and send whatever data I put into another stream (/tmp/outgoing-user@protocol)?
I'm not sure if this idea is really a good one... maybe it's just because I've been tinkering with mkfifo too much lately but... my gut tells me it's the most versatile way t'build an IM client.

Wibjarm wrote:You may want to have a look at putting bitlbee together with ii. That should give you good support for a bunch of protocols, and make it easy enough to do whatever other fifo shenanigans you've got in mind.
This is pretty cool.
I've also found this: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ELIM
It may work. I'll keep y'all posted.

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Is there any way to organize instant messages?

Today's generation, including our children, loves instant messaging. From my point of view, it has significant drawbacks. Why? Because it quickly becomes disorganized. Messages, photos, and other information is all in a jumbled stream. By contrast, email messages can easily be organized into folders and retrieved months or years later. Searching through email (or separate email folders) is a breeze. By contrast, finding something in instant messages (including wonderful photos) that is a week old, a month old, a year old, eludes me.
The other beauty of email is that when a message arrives by email, the recipient can keep it in his or her inbox as a constant reminder that it needs to be dealt with before filing it away in a more hidden location (an email folder). Instant messages, by contrast, pile up over time (often with a recipient in my generation not even recognizing that one has arrived) and there is no way to keep the significant action items visible while filing away the others.
Does anyone know of any tips or apps that might impose order on instant messages? If so, I suspect other members of my generation would be grateful to know about them. I feel foolish enough about asking this question that I wish Apple didn't require me to use my real name. :-)

Thanks Kilgore-Trout (love your name and love Breakfast of Champions). That is indeed the problem. Some day I hope these two tools will converge so that the recipient may easily move an occasional important instant message to email to establish permanence. Current methods for doing that are so primitive as to be useless.

Is there a way to make a mobile number clickable in an inDesign PDF document, that will open a Texting or Instant Messaging Application?

Thoughts are to allow groups of individuals mobile numbers to be shared across larger organizations, from within a PDF document, that the mobile numbers would be clickable, and open up a Text or instant messaging application on either the computer, tablet, or smart phone, for instant communication.

1st, more information will help people help you... Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840
2nd, did you do as directed in next link, to be sure your sequence and video match?
See 2nd post for picture of NEW ITEM process http://forums.adobe.com/message/3776153
-and a FAQ on sequence setting http://forums.adobe.com/message/3804341
3rd, what... exactly... are you editing?
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
For PC http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en or http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
For Mac http://mediainspector.massanti.com/
4th, buying a 2nd hard drive now does not mean you can't move that drive to a new computer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 is a good drive

HT1688 My phone is trying to send an email that it can't send. The message is in the Outbox. I would like to delete the message but as long as the message is trying to send it, I am unable to. Is there any way to tell it to stop sending so that I can del

My phone is trying to send an email that it can't send. The message is in the Outbox. I would like to delete the message but as long as the message is trying to send it, I am unable to. Is there any way to tell it to stop sending so that I can delete it?

Thanks - the only thing is for a long time it would not allow my to select Edit - I tried it but - what ever - this time it did - THANKS - Mark

You removed the "Clock" time on Instant Messages?

With the most recent version, you deleted the "time" stamp at the top of instant messages. Now I can't see what time it is where the other person is located. This is extremely inconveniencing for those of us who communicate with contractors in other time zones, and on the other side of the world. It means a lot more "rudeness" on my part, as I send them messages when it may be 4am. I don't have time to Google what time zone they're in just because Skype decided to reduce its feature set.
How can I get the time stamp back at the top of my instant messages, showing the time of day where the other person is located?
Thank you.
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Your question: How can I get the time stamp back at the top of my instant messages, showing the time of day where the other person is located?
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Instant message alert

Hello,
I am trying to create a HTML Db application which uses 'instant messaging'.
What I would like the database to do is when certain actions take place (e.g. A users submits a document or amends a document or deletes a document from a table), I would like to be able to send an alert out to certain groups of people (dependant on the action that has taken place). The recipients would see a popup box on their screen which would inform them of what has taken place and provide a link to the HTML Db application.
Is this possible in HTML Db?
Any help much appreciated.

Simon,
If I understand you right, you want to be able to send out an instant message instead of an email from HTMLDB. To send an email HTMLDB leverages the database SMTP client implementation and the SMTP protocol. Database exposes the SMTP client API to HTMLDB as a PL/SQL procedure (UTL_SMTP). There is no UTL_IM. So the solution to your problem lies in creating your own stored procedure in the database to send an IM.
I know each vendor had a proprietary protocol for instant messaging. You cannot add AOL or MSN messenger users into your yahoo messenger or vice versa !! (Pardon my ignorance if this is not true). Now a days I see third party instant messengers like ICQ that seem to work with MSN, yahoo, etc - I have not use one myself - which suggests that it is worth an effort to find more about the protocols. Once you have the information you can use UTL_TCP/external procedure/java procedure in the database to create a stored procedure to send IM.
Somebody had suggested using windows net send or unix wall. That can be implemented as external proc, saving you the time to research IM, but it will not work well in a mixed environment (unix servers and windows desktop).
In short HTMLDB email feature is a wrapper around database UTL_SMTP. Database does not have any IM client implementation. You will have to create your own.

Guidelines to create Instant Messaging Program.

Good day everyone who is reading this.
Simply speaking, I would like to HardCode a simple, Instant Messaging Program for my School Project.
By simple, it just means a plain messaging software that works like MSN, where I can log in and see the contacts available.
When engage in Contact, I can send messages and small-sized files to the other entity.
So the question I would like to ask is, I have no leads on how to start on this. Therefore, I hope the experts here would suggest some GuideLines or Tutorials I needed to learn before starting this project.
Also, are Java RMI and Multi-Threading essential factors to create this program?

[_So, You Need to Write a Program but Don't Know How to Start_|http://home.earthlink.net/~patricia_shanahan/beginner.html]
RMI is just one way to approach this, you could also use other protocols.
Multi-Threading will probably come into it at one point. You might be able to avoid it, but that would probably become even more complex.
Generally, start with the [Custom Networking|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/networking/index.html] and/or RMI tutorials.

How to use instant messaging

how can i use instant messaging with other iphone just like blackberry messaging

At this time, there is no instant messenger application as Wright explained. Apple has not devouted to adding an instant messenger system nor widgets to the iOS, except by SMS and FaceTime.
You can download many instant messenger programs in use for the iPhone. Most of which are free. There are also group messenger programs that you can record your instant messengers within.
Palringo, eBuddy, Skype, AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Google, and many more keywords can be used on the App Store.

Instant messaging

Hi All,
This Question is Just for General knowledge,
Is there any way of sending a Instant message from a R/3 client to a BW client. I heard there are some sendings ,thru which v can send message from Cross clients ( r/3 to bw and vice versa)
The message just pops Up like a information window.
Does any1 know this.
Waiting For reply.
thanks

Hi,
Please check this out....
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/08/56cd370c38152be10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/search/highlightContent.jsp
http://help.sap.com/search/highlightContent.jsp
Please grant points..
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Pousali

Command Line Instant Messaging Program Developing Help

Does anybody know a good tutorial for developing instant messaging programs?Or has anybody developed a similiar program like MIRC using java?
If u have any ideas please help me.

There are quite a few java implementations for irc out there. Take a peek at sourceforge.net and search for Java IRC, that should get you started. This is a quite complex matter, so please get a first overview and get back with more detailed questions.
Off Topic: MIRC... those were the times...

Instant Messaging - Why is going through Google chat?

HI There,
I have upgraded to mountain lion on both my imac and macbook pro. I logged into the instant messaging today and I signed in with my apple ID, but then it used google chat to talk to people? I have anoher mac user who messages me and she said she uses it through the mac network. Im confused?
When I logged out of gmail. I went back to the chat and I couldnt chat anymore
Can someone more technical help me clarify?

Hi,
On first run Messages asks you for an Apple ID.
It does not have to be linked to iCloud.
However it does generally mean you could be using an @mac.com @me.com or @icloud.com that is linked to iCloud.
As Apple IDs with these endings are also Valid AIM Screen Names you can use the Messages > Preferences > Accounts pane > + icon under the list to Add them as AIM names.
(1 Name 2 services)
If your Apple ID is an external email such as GoogleMail one then it too can be an Active Jabber ID is Messages (if you enable "Talk" on your Account settings at Google).
Potentially again 1 name 2 services.
Of course as some of these are emails they appear in System Preferences > Mail, Contacts and Calendars and can be Enabled for Messages there.
However deleting an Account in Messages (Hit the - icon in the accounts list fro anything other than the iMesssages or Bonjour one) should "deactivate" it in the Mail, Contacts and Calendars pane. (As should just unticking the "Enable this Account box").
So....
Your Apple ID can be used for iMessages.
It may also be able to be the Name or ID for another service as well.
Accounts should be able to be Disabled in both the app (Preferences > Accounts) and in System Preferences > Mail, Contacts and Calendars.
If you have an Apple ID that you then linked to iCloud like I did you may have the following:-
An external email that is the original Apple ID that allows access to your iCloud stuff.
An @me.com name that your were given at the initial launch of iCloud
And a Later @icloud.com one as well.
All three with the set password allow access to iCloud.
For iMessages they are separate IDs (it will try to link them like crazy if you have a second iPhone like I do and want to keep them separate)
For AIM they are considered as separate IDs.
Aside from making sure you understand the names and IDs that can be used with which services there odd occasions that are reported when the App will list telephone numbers Only and tell all existing chats lists in the main window are Bonjour Chats as you cycle through all of them.
Other people have reported loss of Names in the Chat listing and one particular service being listed at the "service" that it will be on. (I have seen threads list AIM and Jabber).
The "Bonjour" chat ones seems to be solved by doing a PRAM reset
Shut down the computer.
Restart it holding down Apple/CMD ( or ⌘)+ALT( ⌥)+P+R Keys until you have heard three Start Up Bongs.
The others seem to be linked to the Contacts App not list a My Card.
Your Details should appear at the My Card (Head and Shoulders icon)
If they do not use the Card Menu in the Contacts app to reset it.
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I just can't send out instant messages????

well, it really makes me getting mad. I can't sent out any instant message to my friend, i thought that is my question so i just uninstall it and re-install it again, still useless.

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Sending Instant Message on Android using Keyboard ...

Hi Guys,
I have discovered a potential bug in Skype for Android when sending instant messages. When you click into the box to type a message everything appears as expected. There is a box to type in and to the top right, a smiley (emotion) selector, directly underneath it is a "send" arrow icon.
When you click into the box and start typing an IM, everything is fine and the send icon remains there. However, when you hit the Enter key, it places a line return in the IM text box and the Send arrow icon disappears. I would expect that the Enter key can be used to send an IM or CTRL+Enter, like in the old MSN days. But more importantly, I would expect at the very least that the Send icon remain.
Can someone tell me if this is a bug. I replicated this many times, but using the on-screen keyboard and an external keyboard. The device is a 10.1 Galaxy Note.
I found a similar post here, but that's a different issue.

Still not fixed! (ASUS tf700t CROMi Xenogenesis 5.1.2)
The right arrow then touch inside the message box works well for me but ofcourse "enter" or "shift-enter" would be better I like to be able to use "enter" for a new paragraph so "shift/enter" would be best.

Instant Messaging Service Questions

I am a new Mac user and have Microsoft Office for Mac installed on my new MacBook, and I have some questions regarding MSN for Mac.
As it turns out, the MSN for mac lacks many of the features present the PC version (my primary concern is with my lack of ability to make video calls through the application. I have downloaded a program called Skype, but what I would really like to know is:
(a) is there a way that I can perform video calls on MSN for Mac, or
(b) is there an instant messaging service that I could download that would be compatible with contacts made through other services (MSN, AOL, Google, Yahoo, Skype, etc.)?
I also have some unanswered questions farther back in this forum. I would greatly appreciate any help you might be able to provide with any of these.

You can do video chats on Yahoo messenger for mac. You can also add your hotmail list in the contact address too. For this visit http://www.yahoo.com and then click on messenger and it would automatically give you the option to download the messenger for mac. Later drag the Yahoo Icon to application menu and get going.
Do let me know.
Regards
Vikram

Auto Accept Instant Messages

Is there a way to auto accept instant messages from people? Even ones on my buddy list? I'm getting tired of always having to press accept in order to see more than one line of text

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