February 10, 2003
A generic message server
THIS WEEK NetSpeak discusses attempts to develop a universal message server that enables one to cull out messages spread across diverse sources such as e-mail server, web sites and blogs through a single interface.
We receive messages regularly from different sources on the Net. We get mails from mailboxes, view messages or information posted on the web sites or blogs, read instant messages from buddies and clients. Apart from receiving messages from multiple sources we send messages to these sources. For each of these data sources, we use separate client programs to send and receive messages. For example, we use an IM (Instant Messenger) client to send/receive instant messages; mail clients are used to send/receive e-mails.
We receive messages regularly from different sources on the Net. We get mails from mailboxes, view messages or information posted on the web sites or blogs, read instant messages from buddies and clients. Apart from receiving messages from multiple sources we send messages to these sources. For each of these data sources, we use separate client programs to send and receive messages. For example, we use an IM (Instant Messenger) client to send/receive instant messages; mail clients are used to send/receive e-mails.
