[Juser] Client Models
Rene Bartosh
kirjava at kirjava.net.nz
Tue Aug 24 14:34:14 CDT 2004
Jim Flowers wrote:
> Setting up a jabberd server (jabberd sm 2.0s3) and looking at clients. Most
> users will be Windows so I first configured exodus (0.9.0.0), then looked at
> gaim (0.81).
>
> It appears that there are two (at least) different models used for IM. The
> first, typical of Yahoo! Messenger terminates the connection on Send. The
> second, more like AOL IM opens a one-to-one chat dialog for back and forth
> messaging until one or the other closes the connection.
>
> Exodus seems to be oriented towards the send-and-close model while Gaim opens
> a chat window, even on a jabberd server.
IIRC Exodus is configurable whether it uses Chat or Message mode...
Pandion is another good client for Windows...
Rene
> Is this correct or am I missing something in the configuration?
>
> While I'm here does anyone having lots of Windows users have a preference as
> to client or words of advice?
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