Network based messaging

[Steven Alligood]

Dave Smith wrote:
> How about some good C++ and Python libraries for XMPP/Jabber and IRC?
>
> --Dave
>

I use jabber for the office, 200+ users, and it works quite well.  
Openfire is the best for the office environment (most features 
implemented, stable, great admin  interface, generally just works).  It 
is written in java, but don't hold that against it, as it has the 
singular distinction as being the only java app I have ever used that 
doesn't weep memory, pound CPU, or overall run poorly.  Quite an 
accomplishment, actually.  Of course, it may be a little more than you 
are looking for in the case of this project.

Some of the other jabber servers have less features implemented, but 
would work just fine for what you have described (aka, broadcast, etc).  
Jabberd2 was decent when last I used it (a few years ago), and was all 
cli based conf files, etc, and use a much smaller footprint that the 
Openfire.  We went away from it solely to get the expanded features that 
Openfire has (audit logs, more plugins, gui admin interface).

As for libraries, I would check out the jabber.org site.

http://www.jabber.org/libraries

-Steve
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