The problem with PHONE is that you can't see a centralised directory of the whole network and who's on. I tried to write a script on a Linux-DECNET box to get such a directory but it broke something on BQT's systems. IM's are slightly different, as I'm sure you're aware. The benefits to phone are: - You are notified when your buddies log on, anywhere on HECnet - You can control who can message you (i.e. buddies only) sampsa On 17 Jan 2013, at 17:46, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 17 Jan 2013, at 10:38, Jordi Guillaumes i Pons <jg at jordi.guillaumes.name> wrote: El 17/01/2013, a les 16:09, sampsa at mac.com va escriure: Any interest in this type of service, i.e. something like Jabber/Gtalk but over DECNET? Aren't you reinventing PHONE? ;) Only insofar as to use it on an actual phone I hope. ;) Jordi Guillaumes i Pons jg at jordi.guillaumes.name HECnet: BITXOV::JGUILLAUMES