emv@a.cc.umich.edu (Ed Vielmetti) (02/10/89)
What's the state of the art in real-time chat programs connected across an internet? The goal is something like 'party' only over multiple systems. I've heard of 'phone' but don't have any more pointers than that, & there must be others. I'm sure it would be a good testbed for multicast protocols or some sort of lightweight transaction scheme. [cross-posted to comp.protocols.tcp-ip, cause I'm not interested in single system solutions.] -- Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan Computing Center mail group
melvin@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Todd Ferguson) (02/10/89)
In article <8879@mailgw.cc.umich.edu> emv@mailgw.cc.umich.edu (Ed Vielmetti) writes: >What's the state of the art in real-time chat programs connected >across an internet? The goal is something like 'party' only over >multiple systems. I've heard of 'phone' but don't have any more >pointers than that, & there must be others. I have recently got ahold of a program called irc (Internet Relay Chat) Each machine runs its own server and the servers are link in a tree fashion to a master server. I've only messed with it a little, but it appears to be a good program. I got it through anonymous ftp to 128.214.5.6 (tolsun.oulu.fi) and have asked the author about release to the USENET. We currently have a small network of 5 machines, 2 at OSU and 3 at DU, with orion.cair.du.edu as the master server. If you get this program, you should try connecting to this network. Hope this helps. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Todd Ferguson UUCP: {tektronix,hp-pcd}!orstcs!jacobs.cs.orst.edu!melvin INTERNET: melvin@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU Disclaimer: Uh?? What???
sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) (02/11/89)
In article <8879@mailgw.cc.umich.edu> emv@mailgw.cc.umich.edu (Ed Vielmetti) writes: >What's the state of the art in real-time chat programs connected >across an internet? The goal is something like 'party' only over >multiple systems. I've heard of 'phone' but don't have any more >pointers than that, & there must be others. > >I'm sure it would be a good testbed for multicast protocols or some >sort of lightweight transaction scheme. I'm designing one of these. It actually works but it's not in alpha test yet. State of the art? Hope so... Can someone point me at what a multicast protocol is? If it's in an RFC, can you tell me a site where I can grab it with FTP? Sean -- *** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet *** Who sometimes never learns. {backbone site|rutgers|uunet}!ukma!sean *** U of K, Lexington Kentucky, USA ..where Christian movies are banned. *** ``Fate? I thought you said Freight.''