Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:52:44 -0500 From: Gary Gatten <Ggatten@waddell.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: "Text Ticker" app. nntp / rss client? Message-ID: <24576_1301604764_4D94E99C_24576_596_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499BD354CAF@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, So I'm looking for a "simple" way to distribute company info internally, su= ch as: application availability info, weather updates, etc. Whatever the p= owers at be deem appropriate to distribute. I'm thinking maybe something b= ased on nntp, rss, or whatever. "I" would personally like to see this as a multicast app. The "client" wou= ld then join at least two groups: 1.) The "general" company info group, and= 2.) their specific department group. The client would...cycle / loop disp= laying text from each group it joined. Ie: "Company XYZ: stock is $591, company picnic June 7th!, Red Truck has it's l= ights on... Customer service: 13 calls in queue, 2 holding for 5+ minutes.= Mandatory overtime for Jayhawks Group this weekend..." Maybe it can get fancy and when new text is displayed it will change colors= , flash, come to front / on top of desktop (unhide), etc. I've spent a few mins searching ports and only found one "stock ticker" app= . I'll check the nntp servers - and others. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks! Gary <font size=3D"1"> <div style=3D'border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0i= n 0in 1.0pt 0in'> </div> "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system." </font>
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?24576_1301604764_4D94E99C_24576_596_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499BD354CAF>