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Instant messaging (IM) is a form of communication over the Internet, that offers quick transmission of text-based messages from sender to receiver.

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What are the URI/URL schemes for most IM networks?

I am looking for information abou URI schemes for most used IM/chat networks and phone. Looking for URI for phone number tel: - already solved, RFC 3966 yahoo ymsgr:addfriend?yourid skype msn XMPP/Jabber/Google talk sip:user@example.com, also used…
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IM clients (or plugins) with code formatter / highlighter

Can anybody recommend an IM client (Linux / Mac preferred) that either support natively, or via a plugin the ability to format & highlight blocks of code that are pasted in chat windows? I'm constantly pasting and receiving blocks of code in my…
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Instant Messaging With Priority For Developer Communication

My team communicates a lot with IM. We'll sometimes use IM to ask a question even to someone who's in the next cube over. The reason for this is that we all find that answering an IM is much less disrupting than talking. Still, I find that the…
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Olark free alternatives

I am looking for something similar to Olark. Such as reall time chat on a website with customers where you can use an IM client. I would also like it to be white label. Does anyone know of any free alternatives or a library you can drop into a…
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How do "professional" IM bots avoid being kicked off line or locked out?

I'm looking to develop a scalable IM bot (aka Automated Service Agent). It's been done before and I'm wondering what methods are used to maintain reliability. I see two immediate problems with scaling: 1) On AIM, you can be kicked off if too many…
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redis- Should I use redis to store chat messages?

So I am currently working on a chat, and I wonder if I could use Redis to store the chat messages. The messages will be only at the web and I want at least a chat history of 20 messages for each private chat. The Chats subscribers will be already…
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Should I use IRC or XMPP?

I need instant messaging for two thing, communication with specific group of people ($COUNT <= 10) and for controlling bot network (nothing illegal). I want something self-hosted for this. I know two protocols, IRC and XMPP. I'm having hard time…
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Twilio IP messaging, how to unsubscribe from channel

I've written a simple chat using Twilio IP messaging example as a starting point. The idea is to have private channels between various clients and admin. Each client will have a separate private channel with admin. Admin can select which channel to…
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Why should we use XMPP instead of JSON for simple (text only) messaging app?

I am creating a simple Android chat app with groups, chat history etc., but "text only". I have backend developer in Node.js. Googling we found out that XMPP (XML) is the protocol for large scale chats, but for small to medium chat apps (mobile), I…
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How to build a simple 2-player game, communicating over the internet, with no custom code on any server?

How can I build a simple 2-player game, that communicates over the internet? I need to solve the problems of: lookup or rendezvous - two players want to find each other. ongoing communications. Either player can initiate an action that requires…
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Suitable protocol for Instant Messaging

We have to develop a native mobile app for Instant Messaging using a SUITABLE protocol. Also we are to develop a website for that application so that those who cannot login to mobile can continue their Instant Messaging through the website. Later…
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open source instant messenger?

I am using VSTS 2008 + ASP.Net + Forms Authentication + .Net 3.5 + IIS 7.0 + C# to develop a Web Application. I want to add web based instant messenging feature to my web application (using Forms authentication), I just need very basic features,…
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Regular Expression - Formatting text in a block - IM

Hello I am trying to figure out a regular expression to replace text in an innerHTML block to provide local formatting for text similar in operation to Google IM. Where: _Italics_ !Inderline! *Bold* -Strike- Part of the conditions is that the text…
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Jabber/XMPP gem for Rails 3.2

Im looking for a solid and working XMPP gem for rails 3.2 There are hundreds of them in the net, but most of them outdated or alpha. Can you recommend me one for rails 3.2?
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How do I create a chat server that is not driven by polling?

I have created a simple chat server that is driven by client polling. Clients send requests for data every few seconds, and get handed any new messages as well as information about whether their peer is still connected. Since the client is running…
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