[tor-bugs] #4496 [Tor Support]: Create an IM bot that can send out software and documentation

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#4496: Create an IM bot that can send out software and documentation
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 Reporter:  runa         |          Owner:  runa                     
     Type:  task         |         Status:  needs_information        
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Sponsor E: March 15, 2012
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Comment(by runa):

 Replying to [comment:1 mikepc]:
 > I'd be interested in taking this on -- are there any preferences in
 terms of Command Syntax(es), IM Service, Programming/Scripting Language
 used, etc. that should be taken into consideration?

 Good questions, let's see;

 '''Command Syntaxes''':
 The IM bot should take the same set of commands as
 [https://www.torproject.org/projects/gettor.html.en GetTor] (the email
 autoresponder); ''windows'', ''macos-i386'', ''linux-i386'', ''linux-
 x86_64'', and ''source''. We should also add ''manual'' (and translated
 versions) to the list. You'll probably want to check out the
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/gettor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/README GetTor
 README] as well.

 '''IM Service''':
 Hm, I'm probably not the best person to comment on this, but; whatever
 works best with Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo!. I know we also have a lot of
 users in China with QQ, but I have no idea if QQ is something one can use
 for IM.

 '''Programming Language''':
 I say use whatever language you're comfortable with that is also easy for
 other people to maintain. Python comes to mind.

 Also, is this a project that you would be willing to/could maintain later
 on?

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