asp question...

[matt shudy]

Hi,

Is there a way to open an internet window on someone's
computer with a message if you know the person's computer
name? I am trying to make a instant messenger similar to
aim. I would like to have a mysql db that stored the
computer names and screen names, i guess i need to find a
tutorial or something, cause i wouldn't know how to make
the messenger pick the message, send it, and open a window
on someone's computer. So my real question is, is it
possible to open a new window on someone's computer with a
message sent by another user?

Thanks,

Matt Shudy

 

[Jim Buyens]

-----Original Message-----

Hi,
Howdy.

Is there a way to open an internet window on someone's
computer with a message if you know the person's computer
name? I am trying to make a instant messenger similar to
aim. I would like to have a mysql db that stored the
computer names and screen names, i guess i need to find a
tutorial or something, cause i wouldn't know how to make
the messenger pick the message, send it, and open a
window on someone's computer. So my real question is, is
it possible to open a new window on someone's computer
with a message sent by another user?

Not efficiently. The visitor would have to display a Web
page that resubmitted itself every few seconds, and
checked for activity at each resubmission. And of course,
if the visitor closed the browser or moved to another Web
page, the checking for activity would stop.

Think about it. If there were a way to arbitrarily open
windows on a remote machine, thousands of advertising
message per second would be appearing on your screen.

This is why Instant Messaging clients are Windows apps
that the visitor has to install.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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