Idea for Adium iPhone

[George Lambrou]

As much as I like your idea, Augie, I see one fatal flaw: from what I  
understand, this idea would require that Adium be both running and on  
a computer within range of the iPod touch/iPhone, defeating the  
purpose of the iPhone version itself. It would require that the user  
own a Mac (as far as I'm aware, most iPhone/iPod touch users do not)  
in order to use desktop (for lack of a better term) version of Adium.  
While in theory I believe your idea could work, it lacks the  
practicality necessary for a portable application.

-George Lambrou

On 2009-10-17, at 12:03 AM, Augie Fackler <lists at durin42.com> wrote:

>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.