[Twisted-Python] twisted to the iphone rescue ?

[Mikeal Rogers]

I'm working on a multi-protocol IM web interface for iPhone using  
twisted.

I'm sure it'll be a few months until I'm finished.

-Mikeal

On Jun 30, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Jonathan Vanasco wrote:

> I just got an iPhone, and like many other tech people, I'm pissed:
>
> a_ There's no terminal/shell - i think they wanted to lock-down the  
> phone
> b_ There's no Chat feature - they wanted to push people into an  
> overpriced AT&T scheme
>
> Some people have been doing workarounds:
> re: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/06/25/aim-and- 
> ssh-coming-to-an-iphone-near-you-sort-of
>
> 	iPhoneChat
> 		web-based aim proxy
> 		think twisted-words
> 		http://www.publictivity.com/iPhoneChat/
>
> 	WebShell
> 		web-based ssh proxy over https
> 		http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/webshell/
>
> And I heard of a few more in the pipes.
>
> Is anyone working on stuff like this using Twisted though?
>
> For a seasoned Twisted programmer, this should be pretty simple...  
> I've done most of the features of both in other apps based on  
> twisted , which seems to support both feature sets really really well.
>
> Just wondering/hoping that someone here is planning on releasing  
> some standalone stuff that people can download and run on their  
> servers ( ssh for security , chatting for aim/icq/jabber not  
> throttling any one ip - which is happening right now )
>
>
>
>
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