Bug#310937: ITP: timps -- Transparent Instant Messaging Proxy Server
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Eric Warmenhoven <warmenhoven@debian.org>
* Package name : timps
Version : 0.10
Upstream Author : Adam Fritzler <mid@zigamorph.net>
* URL : http://www.zigamorph.net/timps/
* License : GPL2
Description : Transparent Instant Messaging Proxy Server
timps is an (optionally transparent) proxy server targeted at instant
messaging networks -- particularly AOL's Instant Messenger. One of the
more important features is that when multiple users are connected
through the proxy, messages between those users are kept in the local
network and not routed across the internet. Multiple proxies can be
connected together to form trusted networks for secure message routing.
The proxy can also be used for connecting artificial users, such as
interactive agents / bots without rate limiting. More generically,
modules can be written that interact at any stage of message routing,
creating a flexible system for developing applications with and on IM.
.
Since timps speaks the IM protocols natively (ie, it looks like an IM
server), DNS rerouting or other tricks can be used to invisibly force
users through the proxy. This is particularly useful for companies
facing auditing compliance on employee communications (for example,
Sarbanes-Oxley for financial companies, or normal policy for law
firms).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.6
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
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