>From: Tyler Vann-Campbell <tyler.v@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>To: slug@nks.net
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] Messaging other users in X
>Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:17:56 -0400
>
>On 4/22/05, Sick Twist <thesicktwist@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking for a way to communicate with other users when I'm logged in
> > remotely via ssh. Is there a graphical program that is similar to the
>write
> > or talk commands but which will work in X?
> >
> > If there is not program dedicated to this specific purpose, are there
>any
> > instant messaging clients (such as GAIM, Gossip, Kopete, etc..) that
>could
> > be configured to do this without the need to register an account?
>
>The Jabber protocol might be slightly overkill as a replacement for
>talk, but I've heard nothing but good things about it.
>
Yeah, setting up my own Jabber server does seem a little overboard but
that's one of the only solutions I've run across thus far.
Theoretical question for the list: If two instances of Gaim are both running
by different users on the same machine, how difficult would it be for these
two processes to pass messages to each other? Perhaps a "local protocol"
module could be implemented to accomplish this task?
-Jonathon
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