[Opensim-users] Groups Implementation Discussion (Ai Austin)

[Dr Scofield]

Charles Krinke wrote:
> As I recall, we do have an IRC module, but it has fallen out of interest
> in testing in recent months. Perhaps we need two strategies.
> 
> The first might be to start testing the IRC module again and work on its
> problems.The issue with the IRC module has been that it decreases
> stability in the region and the region freezes. Also, some have a
> problem with the extremely long prefixes it generates.

those can be configured.

> 
> It may be that our IRC module actually works better then we perceive,
> but since no one is using it, we just dont know anymore.

we are using it all the time for Sametime3D --- it's the bounce buffer between
our in-world chat and the sametime client.

> 
> The second might be to use that module as a model for an XMPP module.

XMPP per se is good for doing IM. to support group discussion we'd need XMPP
servers that support the conferencing features.

IRC is not really on the IM level but really on the chat level --- to do chat
level stuff via XMPP we'd have to introduce the concept of distance into XMPP
first...

	DrS/dirk

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