Re: Text based synchronous communication tool for Linux?

On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 16:21:11 +0100
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wibbled:

On 09.12.2024 10:11, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org wrote:
comment address in any way my question? - I don't know anything
about "Harry Potter", BTW; if you want to discuss that better
open an own post in an appropriate newsgroup.

It was sarcasm ffs.

In the real world server
software is required whether its IRC, Teams, Slack etc.

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(I think this statement is not true in a [software-]world where
peer-to-peer software designs are not uncommon. Just aside.)

Even peer to peer requires some program listening out for connections - ie
acting as a server.

Clearly you have done zero research on this.

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Not true. The search term "telnet based talker programs" that you
emitted did not not provide sensible information to my requirements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talker

If you know something concrete on my topic - which I now doubt - or

Doubt away. I wrote a talk server, they're not complicated to implement.