To: Netsurge   
   Ne> I am thinking of creating a jabber server for the bbs-scene.org   
   Ne> community. The inital idea is to have a xmpp federated server that people   
   Ne> could use as a chat server and integrate it with the irc.bbs-scene.org   
   Ne> IRC network so that people could chat and send/get PMs.  Then the   
   Ne> lightbulb went off.   
   Ne>    
   Ne> I'd be willing to open it up for bbs software developers to use if they   
   Ne> wish to integrate it with their bbs packages.  Essentially make one big   
   Ne> global chat system for bbses.   
      
   Yes and no, and more no, IMHO. Yes it would be cool. That's about it for   
   that side of my argument. lol   
      
   No because IRC would be even more dead than it already is. If IRC is our #1   
   means of chat/contact with others that use the bbs-scene.org technology, we   
   shouldn't step on it's feet, so to speak.. It's one or the other, for me..   
   and I'm already choosing IRC since I haven't used a IM client in years and   
   don't care to. :)   
      
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