Fwd: Idea for Adium iPhone

[Augie Fackler]

(so much of a lurker, in fact, I can't remember what account is  
subbed. Whee.)

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> From: devel-owner at adium.im
> Date: October 16, 2009 11:00:32 PM CDT
> To: durin42 at gmail.com
> Subject: Fwd: Idea for Adium iPhone
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> From: Augie Fackler <durin42 at gmail.com>
> Date: October 16, 2009 11:00:30 PM CDT
> To: Adium Development List <devel at adium.im>
> Cc: Brandon Vogts <brandon at brandonvogts.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Idea for Adium iPhone
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> On Oct 16, 2009, at 10:51 PM, Brandon Vogts wrote:
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>> Hello --
>>
>> Hopefully this is the best way to suggest an idea for improvement  
>> to the Adium program.  I apologize if I've circumvented the proper  
>> channels already in place for that, but your email address was the  
>> best point of contact I could locate as someone connected with the  
>> development and support of the Adium project.
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>> I know there has been some discussion regarding an Adium iPhone  
>> application, and that the technological requirements required to  
>> produce such an application seem almost insurmountable.  I had an  
>> idea recently that I think might take out some of the technical  
>> challenges, however.
>>
>> Sorry if this idea has already been attempted, but consider the  
>> possibility of using the adium client on os x as a "server" or at  
>> the very least an intermediary.  The iPhone app for Adium would  
>> look for the copy of the software already running on a user's home  
>> computer, which would act as the primary gateway to each individual  
>> instant message service, as well as maintain chat logs as if the  
>> user was chatting on the home computer itself.  That way, only one  
>> connection to the push "cloud" would be necessary, and the user  
>> would only need one username and password to connect to the  
>> designated home copy of Adium.
>>
>> Just a thought... I appreciate all the hard work the development  
>> team has put into Adium.  The software is great and is a clear  
>> example that programs are best left to the users themselves.
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