vBmessenger-->an instant messenger your whole board can enjoy

[zajako]

I have started anew on making this. It is coming along very nicely.

I started from scratch on it yesterday, and i already have the messager window working, and allowing people to message back and forth. It is also very easy on the database taking up only one row per conversation. This row also is cleaned up when the im session is over.
The buddy list has been started as well, but it is ugly as hell as of yet :p
On the Message windows there are already 4 icons. They are block, Add Buddy, Download Log, Clear Log.
I am working on adding many more features, as well as allowing font and bg color changes..

Ill keep you guys imformed on my progress here as well :]

Attached to this post is a Log From a conversation i had testing it.

You will notice it is logged backwards. I plan to fix that, keep in mind i have only been working on this a day now :p

[zajako]

Here is the message window as it is now, i keep updateing it though :]

[zajako]

here is the buddylist as it is now, of course this will change, and become a lot better looking, i have yet to actualy work on it design wise :]

[filburt1]

It's a very nice concept but it just can't be powered completely by PHP for bandwidth and server usage reasons. Are you using an applet or ActiveX control?

[zajako]

no filburt, it is solely php and mysql, with a nice handful of javscript

It might be a tad pushy with bandwidth, but you can set the intravals it reloads, as well as many other features that will be in the admin panel. It also cleans up after itself in the database, so database size and use should not be a problem.

if you would like to take a look at what is done so far send me a message on aim or a pm ;]

[MetroSports82]

nice job there zajako. honestly, if you could ever come up with a working version of this feature, i'd say you'd have to be considered (or at least in my mind) hacker of the year! heck, maybe even decade! seriously, keep up the great work mate! ;)

thanks,
Metro.

[Koutaru]

This is something I've been looking forward to for a long time :)
Nice-- can't wait for the release. will there be private sessions and group sessions?

[Erwin]

This is just a variation of the shoutbox or chatbox, though, isn't it, if it's based on PHP? Anything based on PHP will rely of refreshing, and would be server intensive.

[flup]

Sounds very interresting ;D

[zajako]

Erwin, no this is not just a variation of the shoutbox, This is made to be extremly easy on the database, and with it refrshing, as i said earlier you can set it to refresh at 30 seconds, if you really wanted, which would not at all be server intensive. Im testing it out at 10 second refresh rate, and it seems to handle fine.

This is actualy less server intencive than the whos online page, which also uses refreshing.

But Erwin i know your a big on conserveing badnwidth, so before i release this anywhere, i would like it if you were to go over it and give me your advice on lighting up the load, if it needs it.

[bharvey42]

I have a Instant Messenger on my site. that works through vB & my portal.

[nice6pac]

sounds ++++ing awesome bro

[Koutaru]

Any new updates?

[zajako]

well i have modifyed it to allow me to kidnap members and bring them to a page that allows me to chat with them, which alone would be a nice hack to release, however, im waiting to test it a bit more.

The admin panel for this kidnapper is kinda cool, it lets me type their username in, then choose a channel to kidnap them with (1-5) then i hit submit and it brings me to a messenger page where i wait for them to show up(on their next click) :]

[rake]

I'm interested in how you did this, since i have had an instant messaging hack of my own working for over 6-7 months now. It uses php, mysql and js and the strain on the server is barely noticeable.

[zajako]

I have it creating sessions of sort, and making it so that when sessions end it cleans up after them.

The database only has the number of open sessions as rows at any given time.

Also each row only has 5 columns

also it will auto clear the logs if they get larger than X which will be set in the database.

[Erwin]

Wow, all these people with custom IMs... :)

I'm happy to look over the code, sure, and even beta test it with my private forums (nearly 9,000 members).

[zajako]

Cool, thanks Erwin, heres a screenshot of the buddy list layed out to match my site.

[Koutaru]

looking nice :)

[Erwin]

Looks great! :)

[Kurayami]

Looking very nice. This will be awesome when it's released. ;)

[Kaelon]

This is looking excellent, as well. I have a few questions.

1. This instant messenger, you mentioned, has a limit of five channels. Does that mean that only five pairs of one-on-one sessions can be permitted?

2. I have an extremely active site with 3500 users that visit every week. (We clean out inactive accounts to keep our membership at a realistic figure.) Have you tried this implementation on a wide-scale usage?

Thanks again; this is great work!

Kaelon

[zajako]

The limit is not 5 channels, i created a kidnapping hack with this, that had 5 channels. This hack will have as many channels the admin will allow (more meaning more server load). And yes this also means that if there is not enough channels left it will not permit another session.

I have not tested this on a wide scale usage yet, though i hope to soon after i get a good solid beta.

I might release the admin kidnap hack seperately, its very helpful for discussing displinary matters almost in person, for those who don't publisize their aim names. That i have tested many times, and it works great :]

[SavgeDusk]

How great that this is finally being put into works. :] Everything looks great so far, very nice job!
I'd love to use it if it doesn't use a massive amount of bandwidth. My board's already reaching its limit. =3

[Hobbes]

whoa......this looks hecka cool...


so is hellsatan still doing his? or what...lol...:lick:

I can't wait for this...:)

[zajako]

hellsatan if i am correct is making a version you download rather than my version which is browser baced. The great part about my version is if you are logged into the board, your logged into the messenger. This makes it so that you don't have problems with people not using the service cause they don't want to wait for their buddylist to load or what not. Also i plan to integrate into the whos online system, so you can message people in the whos online section by clicking an icon next to their name.

[Koutaru]

^^; are you going to release a beta anytime soon?

[zajako]

as soon as i have a steady beta, I don't have the buddy list done yet, and i also have a few things im working on with the Instant Messeage sessions.

But i plan to get teh beta going soon.

[Hobbes]

w00t!:)....

i cant wait...and ifyou need n e one for beta testing, jus lemme know:D

[bgray]

Wow! Looking good! Can't wait for this one.

BGray

[Gary King]

Interesting, sounds good!

[kaotic]

Any progress updates? :)

[Koutaru]

Zajako let me try it out, he kidnapped me -- it brought me automatically after clicking another link to the chat.

Very cool :) He's planning to impliment bbcode and smilies soon too.

[C.Birch]

me and a friend have plans of making one also for my pop music network site and this is the design of the messagner it self. and its planned to work very much like msn useing java mysql php it will also be like a live chat so members pop up and off like right away on it.

[bgray]

That's is very Nice! Are you going to release it as a hack?

Do you want me to beg? :)

BGray

[C.Birch]

it will not be out for a hack right away due to the fact its mainy for my own site and use but who knows if it all works good it might be let out, but people are already working for one to come out here so i let them do it for people here sorry.

[zajako]

very nice C.Birch though the whole point of mine is to not use java. members dont like to load it if it uses java its a lot harder on the cp, and has laoding tiem. With mine it makes the user always logged in. THough mine is on a slight pause right now due to vb3's release and my companies software needing to be ported.

[Zachery]

im sure youll get it finished sooner rather than later

[kaotic]

Indeed, but I hope this will be compatible with 2.3.0 as well. It would be very difficult for me to upgrade my board to vB3. :p

[Gary King]

If it is already working fine on vB 2.3.0, I suggest it be released (soon). Otherwise, you might as well wait until vB 3 goes gold :)

[SmEdD]

Release that admin kidnap thing. I'd love to be albe to redirect people to a diffrent page. Like when I send them a important PM redirect them there.

[drives fast]

for those of us who will never be upgrading again past 2.3.0 due to the horror stories that we read about the rediculas time it takes if your site is big.

please consider releasing this for 2.0.3 first

although...I would rather have one that needs downloading since if you have a big site....there are too many that barely know how to turn their computers on rather than having to read all the e-mails from them complaining thaqt they don't know how to install plug-ins i.e. java or active-x

[Gary King]

Today at 03:26 PM drives fast said this in Post #42 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=411128#post411128)
for those of us who will never be upgrading again past 2.3.0 due to the horror stories that we read about the rediculas time it takes if your site is big.

please consider releasing this for 2.0.3 first

although...I would rather have one that needs downloading since if you have a big site....there are too many that barely know how to turn their computers on rather than having to read all the e-mails from them complaining thaqt they don't know how to install plug-ins i.e. java or active-x

It would be kind of difficult (and a little useless) to release a hack for 2.0.3, when it is over 2-3 years old, and it has a lot of security holes anyways. Also, you'd have to acquire a fresh package of 2.0.3 to be able to make a hack that is completely compatible with 2.0.3, and it's not everyday that you find one of those.

[Kaelon]

If this hack does not use a server-push / client-pull method of transmission, then, Erwin is entirely correct -- it is essentially a variant of a static shoutbox with an adjustable interval refresh/reload time, and that spells really bad news if you expect to have more than 5-10 users simultaneously using this script. Server loads just are not meant to handle PHP output with a MySQL backend for streaming emulation, like a chat service would have.

I'd strongly advise looking into a server-push/client-pull mechanism for use with this script if you don't want to start consuming all of your CPU resources. Best of luck to you in this exciting endeavour!

Best,
Kaelon

[drives fast]

Yesterday at 02:40 PM Gary W said this in Post #43 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=411146#post411146)
It would be kind of difficult (and a little useless) to release a hack for 2.0.3, when it is over 2-3 years old, and it has a lot of security holes anyways. Also, you'd have to acquire a fresh package of 2.0.3 to be able to make a hack that is completely compatible with 2.0.3, and it's not everyday that you find one of those.

typo...I meant 2.3.0

[netware]

I'm looking forward to the final Beta *g*

THX

[Gary King]

Yesterday at 11:33 PM drives fast said this in Post #45 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=411476#post411476)
typo...I meant 2.3.0

Ah, well that makes a huge difference. You could have saved me a lot of typing time if you said 2.3.0 instead :paranoid:

[gmarik]

ICQ included?

[Gary King]

Today at 10:01 AM gmarik said this in Post #48 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=412211#post412211)
ICQ included?

First of all, it's its own thing, it doesn't support other chat software.

Second of all, why would you want a vBulletin messenger to support ICQ, when you can already use ICQ itself? ;)

[drives fast]

06-22-03 at 08:46 AM Gary W said this in Post #47 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=411610#post411610)
Ah, well that makes a huge difference. You could have saved me a lot of typing time if you said 2.3.0 instead :paranoid:
ah, well I see that you are too busy to address it so oh well....do as you please since it is your hack

attitude over a typo.....excuse me for making a typo...I would rather cut off my hands rather than inconvience you :rolleyes:

[Gary King]

Today at 11:31 AM drives fast said this in Post #50 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=412237#post412237)
ah, well I see that you are too busy to address it so oh well....do as you please since it is your hack

attitude over a typo.....excuse me for making a typo...I would rather cut off my hands rather than inconvience you :rolleyes:

No, actually, it is not my hack.

And don't you mean convenience? ;)

[gmarik]

ICQ would be something. It could be integrated or never?!

[Gary King]

Why would you want to integrate with ICQ?

[C.Birch]

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[bgray]

OMG! I'm drueling!

:D

[xs1]

when it will be released ? :p

[xug]

Come on C.Birch, release it, you would make tons of people happy.

[afterglow]

C.Birch that's a very nice messenger u got there!

that's the stuff i want to include in my site. i wonder if you'll be kind enough to spare me your messenger code. i would be willing to donate if needed be. i'm using vb ver3 beta 5.

in case u decide to share your code please make me number 1 in your list please! :) :p

thanks and regards,

afterglow

[jdmuniverse]

C. Birch, I'm willing to pay top dollar for the messenger you have pictured. If interested email me at SIINSI@jdmuniverse.com

Thanks,
Miguel

[MaDCaT75]

I will pay you $400 to finish it overnight

[gmarik]

it's something like the chatbox?

[afterglow]

i'm interested to see a working version of this hack. C.Birch, can you tell us where to find your working hack? ur site seems to be offline today.

afterglow

[afterglow]

bump again on this one. where are u Birch? :( we all need your input.

afterglow

[jdmuniverse]

Anyone interested in finishing this and making some money?

[C.Birch]

*makes note to edit profile to show my sites real address*

whats http://forums.ultimatepop-network.com (vb3)

and i have a vb2 verson at Lisa Scott-Lee Official whats http://forums.lisascottlee.com

[Dean C]

Lisa Scott Lee... mmmhhhmmm ;)

[afterglow]

Yesterday at 07:03 PM C.Birch said this in Post #68 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=431924#post431924)
*makes note to edit profile to show my sites real address*

whats http://forums.ultimatepop-network.com (vb3)

and i have a vb2 verson at Lisa Scott-Lee Official whats http://forums.lisascottlee.com


hey, birch, we're looking forward to your update. when are u gonna release your hack? please let me know. i need one for my site.

regards,
afterglow

[Sylvus]

He released it already. It's in the Beta Hacks directory.

Syl...

[afterglow]

i have no idea it's already been available at the beta hacks. :( how come i'm always the last to know. i'll go check it out.

thanks again for the update.

afterglow

[LadyBeth]

how about a link to it...?

[Gary King]

how about a link to it...?
How about checking Birch's profile for the hack? ;)

[Sylvus]

Or how about leaving this sub-forum and going into the beta hack forum and using your eyes to find it.

Syl...

[1ST]

well what i see is verey gr8 and iam dieing to install this on my boeard :D


Regards 1ST

[Gary King]

well what i see is verey gr8 and iam dieing to install this on my boeard :D


Regards 1ST
Already exists ;)

[Rein Masamuri]

Or better yet, don't succumb to c.birches hijacking of this thread, however inadvertant it was ;)
Goto his thread on his messager if you wanna talk about it :p
I'd rather have zajakos cause I don't want to explain to my less-than-savvy users how to install plugins :p

[1ST]

Already exists ;)


i can see that but iam waiting for the updates :D


Regards

[Gary King]

i can see that but iam waiting for the updates :D


Regards
Updates?

Well, okay :)

[1ST]

yes the guy said that he will update it ... or iam wrong ?

[Gary King]

Well this thread is a little bit old, if he was going to update it, maybe not anymore.

[VeoMorphine]

can i get a lik to the beta thread? I cant find it now that vb.org upgraded to vb3.

[Zachery]

i belive the project was put on hold.... and there is no currently no set time for the project to resume

[Gary King]

The thread disappeared from beta hacks forum?

[Zachery]

he never relesed any code

[Gary King]

Okay well SOMEONE in this thread released some code for a vB messenger anyways.

[Trigunflame]

I could make one in a matter of days, what do you want, flatfile based, or mysql?

[Gary King]

I could make one in a matter of days, what do you want, flatfile based, or mysql?
MySQL preferabbly, I'm sure.

[Zachery]

BB|messenger was released by another hacker

[Lextreme]

I am confuse, anyone know if the IM ready to be hack?

[Lextreme]

Anyone know if the IM ready to be hack? I would like to download and install it to my site. My site is my name.

[Zachery]

Sorry, Zaj' droped this project a good while ago.

[Gary King]

then what about the source code? I think he's made some good progress on it? the best thing would be to maybe make it an opensource project or give it to someone to continue with :)

I mean, otherwise it would have been time wasted on it then :(

[Zachery]

then what about the source code? I think he's made some good progress on it? the best thing would be to maybe make it an opensource project or give it to someone to continue with :)

I mean, otherwise it would have been time wasted on it then :(
I have it at least the file, i dont think he would be that happy with me if i shared it :p

[The Coldwood]

Hey, Zachery, three questions:
1. You still use 1.1.6? Why?
2. What about floris in your siggy?
3. Can you send me da source?

[Zachery]

Hey, Zachery, three questions:
1. You still use 1.1.6? Why?
2. What about floris in your siggy?
3. Can you send me da source?
1. because i can :D
2. it was a quote from a meeting i think
3. no

[nnjj.net]

where I can download such thing?

[Wential]

Unless you have a separate server 3ghz+ to dedicate to VBMessenger, I would advise against it. It will kill your Forum server speed and bring your forum to a halt.

[Gary King]

where I can download such thing?
Nowhere, I think.

[snake-boy]

Shouldn't this be removed from here if it really is well and truely dead? Seems silly that the thread still runs about something that does not exist. At least lock the thread if there's some special reason for it to be here so there is no confusion about 'where is the hack files' etc.

Just my opinion...

-snake

[zajako]

zak send me the source, ill possibly finish this up lol

Oh and so you know, what i had set up was server friendly. As harmless as the whos online page.

[J.C.]

Wow... would love to see this completed!!

[Koutaru]

I so remember this, it was great. :) Please finish it, it'd be a really interesting and even major addition to vb hacks

[Holidazed]

Is this going to be adapted for 3.51?

[KTBleeding]

The start date of this thread was in May of 2003. Almost three years ago. Unless someone else writes one, then no. It's not going to be released for 3.5.1.

Can't threads like this be locked?

[Zachery]

Is this going to be adapted for 3.51?

Thread closed.

It's not coming out anytiome soon unless zaj' plans to do it again.