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Re: Messaging Users



On Wednesday 31 August 2005 06:21 pm, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 07:30:24PM -0400, Scott wrote:
> > Is there a utility like M$'s "Net Send *" that will pop up messages on
> > connected users' x-sessions?
>
> Not by default.  Precisely, becuase it is insanely *stupid* to allow
> some random host on the network to pop up a window in your GUI.  MS must
> not have been around when the X protocol was being developed, becuase
> there are many reasons why things like xauth and magic cookies were
> developed.  Not the least of which is that you should be in *complete*
> control of what pops up in *your* session.

And with that, I say what's wrong with running your own jabber server and 
using Psi?



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