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Originally posted by MenthiX
couldn't the clients just talk to each other directly over the Messenger servers

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Then MS start charging Patchou for for traffic offences (lol traffic offences ) I wanted to do it before, but couldn't for that reason.

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Originally posted by MenthiX
or even a direct connection

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That is a better idea, but I don't think you get to see the IP address of your contacts except during p2p protocol messages such as file transfers and activities. It could be done with a script running on the first computer that responds to a certain phrase (and password?) and send a file containing prefs. This would probably need you to restart messenger though and you would have to log in without your prefs for a while.

FTP server would be a good idea, if everybody had access to one. Looks like Patch is gonna have to do a partnership deal with a hosting company