before bumping an age old thread it might help if you read what it is realy about.
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Originally posted by afallenhope
although this is old, sorry to burst everyone's bubble but the only way you can detect it is when you send someone a message it sends the "CAL" and "JOIN" packet and that's one two way of knowing.
Sending a message to the contact first doesn't have anything todo with what is being talked about in this thread. It doesn't make sense either in regards to testing if a contact has opened a conversation window with you.
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Originally posted by afallenhope
Then you always have the packet that tells you "user is typing" , so YES it is possible, just have to sniff the packets.
There is NO way to detect if a contact has opened a conversation window BEFORE they start typing. The last part is very important as that is the whole essence of this thread to begin with.
In short (again): Nope, it is NOT possible.
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