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I want to program a IM in java, but I don't know where to start. I can't find information on the net about IM programming. Could anyone please help me, I'm lost. I want to hopefully get the IM working from pc to mobile phone and vice versa. Any information that would get me started will be appreciated.
Thanks
I want to program a IM in java, but I don't know where to start. I can't find information on the net about IM programming. Could anyone please help me, I'm lost. I want to hopefully get the IM working from pc to mobile phone and vice versa. Any information that would get me started will be appreciated.
Thanks
Search for tutorials on using Sockets and SocketServers. I'd give you a link to one I have bookmarked but I seem to currently be locked out of my own desktop.
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Hi all i have a one big problem. How to do messenger server ? ! . I'm not sure using thread becouse thread is limited and performance ! Please help you solution
do your own homework, thread hijacker.
As people are clearly allowed to attack me but I'm not allowed to defend myself, I no longer post to this site.
Edited: Oh, I didn't realize earlier that this thread was as old one.
I'd done PC to PC IM earlier. For that, you'll have to use socket programming, multi threading, exception handling and AWT. If you know all these topics, then post your specific problem and you'll get help.
I'd done PC to PC IM earlier. For that, you'll have to use socket programming, multi threading, exception handling and AWT. If you know all these topics, then post your specific problem and you'll get help.
Last edited by Jishnu; Jun 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm. Reason: Realization!!
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So, question on the connection... Since I imagine sockets in java just send plain text, what is the best way to secure the connection? I am curious for log-ins.
Sending the password in plaintext doesn't seem like a great idea, and hashing it in the client and sending the hash to the server seems equally bad. Is it best to just encrypt the password string, send it over, then decrypt it?
What do you suggest?
Sending the password in plaintext doesn't seem like a great idea, and hashing it in the client and sending the hash to the server seems equally bad. Is it best to just encrypt the password string, send it over, then decrypt it?
What do you suggest?
I don't know if this helps but you could use JXTA (p2p via java) OR when I was in need of a chat system I used PIRC a java api for making IRC bots, works just as well making a chat system when integrated with a gui. here is the link http://www.jibble.org/pircbot.php
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What I am working on is not strictly a chat program, but the same ideas apply. Because of this, I need to log into a server from the client just as an instant messenger would.
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Originally Posted by dkerber 
What I am working on is not strictly a chat program, but the same ideas apply. Because of this, I need to log into a server from the client just as an instant messenger would.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
---------------------------------- Sir Winston Churchill
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