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From: melvin@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Todd Ferguson)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: multiparty, real-time, lightweight sequenced communications
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Date: 10 Feb 89 05:40:57 GMT
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In article <8879@mailgw.cc.umich.edu> emv@mailgw.cc.umich.edu (Ed Vielmetti) writes:
>What's the state of the art in real-time chat programs connected
>across an internet?  The goal is something like 'party' only over
>multiple systems.  I've heard of 'phone' but don't have any more
>pointers than that, & there must be others.

I have recently got ahold of a program called irc (Internet Relay Chat)
Each machine runs its own server and the servers are link in a tree fashion
to a master server.  I've only messed with it a little, but it appears
to be a good program.  I got it through anonymous ftp to 128.214.5.6
(tolsun.oulu.fi) and have asked the author about release to the USENET.
We currently have a small network of 5 machines, 2 at OSU and 3 at DU,
with orion.cair.du.edu as the master server.  If you get this program,
you should try connecting to this network.

Hope this helps.
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