Joćo Campos
May 19th 04, 07:19 PM
MSN Messenger seems to have a very irregular behaviour=20
under restrictive firewalls or error-prone=20
networks/environments, whereas other instant messaging=20
protocols seem to be more stable on the same conditions.=20
For example, in such circunstances it is usual for MSN=20
Messenger to not only lose messages (ie, messages don't=20
get to the destination) but also not to warn the user=20
about this as it usually does!
But ICQ, for example, seems to have some kind of=20
acknowledgement system that doesn't even allow the user to=20
send a new message until the previous one is received by=20
the other party. This can be annoying but a simpler method=20
could be implemented where the same kind of=20
acknowledgement system is used but the user can continue=20
to message while Messenger attempts to send the previous=20
messages.
I'm aware of the fact that MSN Messenger does implement=20
some kind of acknowledgement system, but somehow it seems=20
very irregular and unsufficient. MSN Messenger should=20
require acknowledgement for *every* single message and if=20
it's not received after a certain time it should try to=20
send it again. After some attempts, if the acknowledgement=20
is not retrieved, the user should then be informed that=20
the message may have not reached its destination. Ideally=20
Messenger should also provide some kind of visual aid to=20
let the user know which messages are granted to have=20
already been received or not (like a different icon in the=20
beginning of the "<display name> says:" line for the=20
messages that have been received on the other end and=20
those for which the Messenger hasn't still got the=20
acknowledgement).
Any help or feedback on this matter would be widely=20
appreciated!
Best Regards,
Jo=E3o Campos
under restrictive firewalls or error-prone=20
networks/environments, whereas other instant messaging=20
protocols seem to be more stable on the same conditions.=20
For example, in such circunstances it is usual for MSN=20
Messenger to not only lose messages (ie, messages don't=20
get to the destination) but also not to warn the user=20
about this as it usually does!
But ICQ, for example, seems to have some kind of=20
acknowledgement system that doesn't even allow the user to=20
send a new message until the previous one is received by=20
the other party. This can be annoying but a simpler method=20
could be implemented where the same kind of=20
acknowledgement system is used but the user can continue=20
to message while Messenger attempts to send the previous=20
messages.
I'm aware of the fact that MSN Messenger does implement=20
some kind of acknowledgement system, but somehow it seems=20
very irregular and unsufficient. MSN Messenger should=20
require acknowledgement for *every* single message and if=20
it's not received after a certain time it should try to=20
send it again. After some attempts, if the acknowledgement=20
is not retrieved, the user should then be informed that=20
the message may have not reached its destination. Ideally=20
Messenger should also provide some kind of visual aid to=20
let the user know which messages are granted to have=20
already been received or not (like a different icon in the=20
beginning of the "<display name> says:" line for the=20
messages that have been received on the other end and=20
those for which the Messenger hasn't still got the=20
acknowledgement).
Any help or feedback on this matter would be widely=20
appreciated!
Best Regards,
Jo=E3o Campos