[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] KA9Q Suggestions

ayman@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ayman Kayssi) (08/14/90)

	Hi everybody,

	I am a user of KA9Q, the Internet package for the IBM PC.
	I have two suggestions to make in this posting;
	The first one is a Microsoft Windows interface to KA9Q, which
	will make it much more useful and interesting. Multiple windows
	with different sessions running in separate windows would be
	a real boost for this product. The programming effort that this
	would take will probably make it worth paying money for, don't
	you agree?
	My second suggestion is a PC version of the IRC ( Internet  Relay
	Chat ) program. To port the code and make use of KA9Q for TCP-IP
	connections is pretty easy. The source code for IRC is public domain
	and it can be ftp'ed by anonymous ftp. The programming effort will
	be relatively small compared to the MS Windows project.
	If you're not familiar with IRC, send me e-mail and I'll send you
	info abou it.
	Unfortunately, I don't have the time and resources to start any of
	these projects on my own, so I thought somebody in Net Land would
	find these suggestions reasonable and exciting enough to take a
	serious look at them.
	
	Sincerely,
	Ayman Kayssi

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	Ayman I. Kayssi
	Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
	University of Michigan
	Ann Arbor 
	Michigan-USA
	
	e-mail: ayman@caen.engin.umich.edu
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