User talk:Dale Innis/Group IM in OGP

Comments from Lillie:

• Strongly disagree about RD groups not existing. There are a number of use cases for IMs being RD, including scripts, since IM is an means of communication.
• There's no reason to involve the AD in all Group IM.
• RDs may or may not want to expose land management to the AD, one current function of groups, and there fore possibly of group IMs.
• Use case, agent/object communication. Objects can currently IM agents. They should be able to IM groups that they are a member of, and should be able to receive IMs. A particular Grid may opt not to allow agent/object, object/object IMs, but it is something that many people want, and should be supportable by, the protocol and design.

• Requirements should include that the solution corrects the current time delay problems, or at least dramatically improves time performance.
• Requirements should include that the solution dramatically improves the current failure rate of message sending, as well as the number of false positive error messages.
• Requirements should include encryption as a possibility.
• Requirements should include that the system be able to send arbitrary streams, including text, sound, video, or any other binary stream of data. (e.g. whiteboard e.g. midi e.g. cap)
• Requirements should include that group management be able to read group capabilities. (i.e. some group members can send IM, others cannot.)
• Requirements should include that messages be marked for delivery only to online agents, or will be delivered as soon as an agent logs in.

Lillie Yifu 04:48, 16 September 2008 (PDT)