Re: [REMINDER][RfC] Net_ICQ

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:33:30 +0200, Martin Jansen wrote: > I remember having looked at Net_ICQ in CPAN [1] and even if I don't like > comparing CPAN code to PEAR packages, it seems as if the Perl version > can do much more than your code. It for example supports different > servers while your code is bound to *.icq.com. Apart from that they seem > to have a more generic interface to utilize the different features like > sending messages, searching users etc. > > Perhaps it's worth having a look at those things before releasing it in > PEAR. Martin, I think you are missing the key point. The Net::ICQ in CPAN is a full fledged ICQ client. The client that Tobias wrote and is interested in publishing isn't. It's just an interface to the services exposed by ICQ via HTTP (checking the online status and sending pager messages). I don't think it was meant to be Net::ICQ from CPAN at all. I've looked over the code that Tobias wrote and as far as I can see it has a clear purpose, and does it all the way. However, it wasn't supposed to be a kitchen sink ;)