How to write app like icq that knows when connetion was made????

[kishk91]

HI.

like the title say.. how can i do it??
many thanks.
kishk91


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[Anders Eriksson]

Hello!

You need a server that you connect to and then the server knows who's online and .....

There is a good article here on CodeGuru! Select Network and then
Adding Active Friends Lists to your Programs - Christian Carrillo (1999/07/31)


// Anders


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Do you mean like ICQ or like NetDetect? I'm thinking you mean like NetDetect.

[maxicus]

Yes, Anders Eriksson right.

You must use a server, to which your client will connect, a then look, who is online now.
Also, your client may have a server part (ICQ is example), so client1 will look to standart central server for getting info about client2 (find service), then he will get client2 IP (client2 with connecting to c/server will give him his IP), and then client1 will directly connect to client2 with his IP.

But you will have problems, which have ICQ - problems with connection through PROXYes.