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O.P. [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
It would be nice that anywhere in the world that we sign in with a computer that has Messenger and Plus! installed, it gets all our personal settings (Chat logs on/off*, fonts, allow pings, etc)

* - This (and others) could be a setting that DOESN'T get imported seeing as most of us like our chat logs on our PCs only.


As a alternative, maybe a script could do this.
08-11-2008 01:50 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
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As a alternative, maybe a script could do this.
I think that would be the better option as if it was in Plus! itself then people would assume they could store it on Patchou's server's but if a script does it then people would use their own ftp server or whatever, but I like the idea (Y)
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08-12-2008 08:52 AM
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RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
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if a script does it then people would use their own ftp server or whatever
Or they'd expect to use the script writer's server.

It wouldn't surprise me if most Foxmarks users use the Fomarks server instead of their own.
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08-13-2008 09:13 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
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As a alternative, maybe a script could do this.
I think that would be the better option as if it was in Plus! itself then people would assume they could store it on Patchou's server's but if a script does it then people would use their own ftp server or whatever, but I like the idea (Y)
Yeah, I'd love for it to go to my sonicsam.net, that way I wouldn't have to forget to export my settings everytime I format :p
08-13-2008 09:45 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
Well, this remembers me a bit of the function that is built into the Music Now Playing script. Uhmm, can anyone list the sections that would have to be backed up? (Like, reg paths, files, etc).
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Just the registry keys would need backing up, unless you wanted to include scripts and skins.
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...as if it was in Plus! itself then people would assume they could store it on Patchou's server's...

Which is the point.

Plus! and its users already use a Patchou server for sounds.
This feature could be problably used on the same server as its just a few kbs of data when we load/save our settings.
08-22-2008 10:33 AM
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RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
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just a few kbs of data when we load/save our settings.
few kbs * few million users = few GBs of extra load on the server.
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08-22-2008 11:29 AM
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RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
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could be problably used on the same server as its just a few kbs of data when we load/save our settings
... *50000000+, every time they sign in?

The sound server isn't really one machine either. It's at least 4 servers with multiple CPUs and over 16GB of RAM each. Those are stats from over a few years ago, i would imagine it's more now. Let's say the average settings file is around 10kb, which isn't much when you consider all the contact-specific settings Plus! stores. 10kb * 50M is already close to half a TB. A lot of people will signing multiple times per day, and the group of active Plus! users is still growing. Bandwidth for this feature alone could easily be over 1TB per day.

I'm not saying it isn't doable for Plus! to offer a feature like this natively, but it does take massive resources (which need to be paid). A lot of things need to be considered: How much server resources and bandwidth would be needed? Is the feature worth the resources/cost? How do we insure people's private information is safe (emailadresses/passwords)?
We went trough the same kind of things with auto-update for skins & scripts, which is why it took so long from the first idea to the release.
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08-22-2008 11:52 AM
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O.P. RE: [Suggestion] Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere we sign in
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just a few kbs of data when we load/save our settings.
few kbs * few million users = few GBs of extra load on the server.
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Originally posted by riahc4
could be problably used on the same server as its just a few kbs of data when we load/save our settings
... *50000000+, every time they sign in?

The sound server isn't really one machine either. It's at least 4 servers with multiple CPUs and over 16GB of RAM each. Those are stats from over a few years ago, i would imagine it's more now. Let's say the average settings file is around 10kb, which isn't much when you consider all the contact-specific settings Plus! stores. 10kb * 50M is already close to half a TB. A lot of people will signing multiple times per day, and the group of active Plus! users is still growing. Bandwidth for this feature alone could easily be over 1TB per day.

I'm not saying it isn't doable for Plus! to offer a feature like this natively, but it does take massive resources (which need to be paid). A lot of things need to be considered: How much server resources and bandwidth would be needed? Is the feature worth the resources/cost? How do we insure people's private information is safe (emailadresses/passwords)?
We went trough the same kind of things with auto-update for skins & scripts, which is why it took so long from the first idea to the release.

Custom sounds were a new thing which I doubt anyone (or very few people compared to this Plus!/Messenger settings anywhere feature) now uses.
08-24-2008 10:34 PM
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