On Wed 17 Aug 2016 at 19:57:25 (+0100), Brian wrote: > On Wed 17 Aug 2016 at 14:27:16 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 01:32:47PM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > > Having said that, if you want something truly decentralized you might look > > > at: > > > - gnutella chat > > > > It is decentralized, and as a result cannot implement reliable > > delivery to offline users. > > The OP has > > I'm looking for a decentralized instant message system ... > > Perhaps he should say what he means by "decentralized" and we can stop > hunting about in the dark. Any method which needs offline delivery could > be seen as centralised because the message has to go somewhere other > than the intended destination.
I agree. The OP contains a contradiction anyway: "instant message ... even if I'm not connected." Decades ago, we solved this just by using notify (instant) and send (email) together (on Phoenix/IBM 370 et seq.). I don't recall whether this was discouraged. Using WTO (Write To Operator) for example would cause immediate cancellation of a job. Cheers, David.
