# Instant Messaging

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messaging/155053>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 7, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messaging/155053 "2008-12-07T02:41:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tashfeen.ekram)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messaging/155053/1 "2008-12-07T02:41:12Z")

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i am building an app that will need the ability of insant messaging  
within browser similar to google talk.

here is a nice plugin i found:  
[http://blog.blippr.com/post/51345818/dead-simple-instant-messaging-in-rails-apps](http://blog.blippr.com/post/51345818/dead-simple-instant-messaging-in-rails-apps)

i dont mind having to use a non-rails plugin but wondering if there  
are any other ideas out there?

thanks,  
t

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**Author:** ![tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tashfeen.ekram)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messaging/155053/2 "2008-12-07T10:48:14Z")

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Am Samstag, den 06.12.2008, 17:40 -0800 schrieb tashfeen.ekram:

> i am building an app that will need the ability of insant messaging  
> within browser similar to google talk.

What instant messaging protocol do you want to use? I suggest  
XMPP/Jabber. (This also is what Google Talk uses)

> i dont mind having to use a non-rails plugin but wondering if there  
> are any other ideas out there?

I didn’t take a look at that plugin you provided, but if you just want  
to send XMPP messages I’d suggest a self-made socket-based solution.

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**Author:** ![tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tashfeen.ekram)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messaging/155053/3 "2008-12-08T01:25:20Z")

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thanks for your advice. the plugin is for XMPP so i think i am a go  
with it.

Thanks!

also, if anyone has any experience with, please let me know!