Re: [hobbit] XyMon client for Windows - XyWin.Net

["Xymon User in Richmond" <hobbit (at) epperson.homelinux.net>]

On Thu, March 4, 2010 16:52, Fred wrote:
> Hi Rich,
>
> No. BBwin does everything it says it can do.
>
> It is just that I want it to do a lot more.  To name a few items.
>
>     * Instead of initiating a connection to the XyMon server to deliver
>       its messages, I want it to also wait for XyMon to initiate a
>       connection and then accept the Windows client messages.  This is
>       required with clients in a company DMZ.
>     * Support SSL encryption of client messages to XyMon
>     * Become a "proxy" to accept BBwin client messages from nearby
>       clients and then forward them to the XyMon server (either
>       immediately or wait for XyMon connection)
>     * Support sending to different combinations of servers
>     * Support alternate message formats (Standard BB text, XML, web
>       services, etc)
>     * etc
>
> Take a look at my "about" page at the
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/wordpress/xywinnet/about-xywin-net/
>

Bless you for taking this on, Fred.  It will offer a more capable
alternative to BBWin, which can still be used where it meets requirements
and a .Net footprint is not desirable.

On your "about" page, where you say "formally Hobbit", I think you meant
to write "formerly".

regards,
j.