| Java Articles » Network » Instant Message |
| 1. Logging on to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) | |
| Author: | Thomas E. Davis |
| URL: | http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-1999/jw-10-cooltools.html?? |
| Summary: | Logging on to IRC is a great way to monitor your application's debugging output in realtime and on a need-to-know basis. You can use any standards-supporting IRC client to connect to the IRC server and see what your application is printing to the channel. You'll also find this tool helpful if you want to build bots for IRC. (1,600 words) |
| 2. Jabber away with instant messaging | |
| Author: | Jason Kitchen |
| URL: | http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-07-2002/jw-0726-im.html? |
| Summary: | Jabber is an open, XML-based data model and protocol for instant messaging. Coupled with the ever-increasing number of Jabber-based open source and commercial products, this protocol provides a way to break out of proprietary instant messaging services. Various open source Java APIs can help you build Jabber-based services and integrate instant messaging into your application. In this article, Jason Kitchen explains how. (2,700 words; July 26, 2002) |