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I have used Samba for Linux for a year or so now on a home network with Linux and Windows boxes, and was just completely unaware that Linux could make use of the WinPopUp messaging. Well, I run Kopete on my computer (actually the only Linux box on the network) and just noticed that it has a WinPopUp plug-in. So I have three questions.
1) Does anyone know what I need to add to smb.conf to allow Kopete to receive WinPopUp messages from the Windows machines on my network? I can send them just fine, but I have not been able to receive them.
2) What are other good options to use for receiving WinPopUp messages? I'd prefer a graphical program, but am open to console methods as well.
3) And related to my 2nd question, what would I need to add to smb.conf to use these other methods?
Have you setup LinPopUp? I have it installed, but when I send messages to my linux box from a different computer, I don't receive them. What do I need to add to smb.conf?
Well, I installed it at home, and I am at work now, but I am 95% sure I installed with an rpm. I think I have tried adding that line into smb.conf before, and it didn't work. That may be wrong though. Or the version I installed via rpm may be the problem. I'll try a different version tonight when I get home.
linpopup has problems sending messages to boxes from a different subnet. this is weird since it can recieve msgs from windoze boxes from different subnets. other than that, LinPopup works for me. if you really have to send msgs across different subnets, try gtkipmsg. this is an ip messenger and does not rely on standard messenging formats, the recepient has to have one to see the messages. unfortunately, i cant seem to find one in english. this one is japanese.
If you change your message command entry in smb.conf to
message command = /path-to-LinPopUp/LinPopUp "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s
and have LinPopUp running, it will receive them. If its not running, messages sent to you get cached until you open LinPopUp.
I use KDE, and I think I am going to run LinPopUp with a kstart --notaskbar option, that way it won't get in my way. The only problem would be if it can load multiple instances because the way I think I would make it come for me to send a message would be to run it... Anyway, thats just an idea.
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