Re: [JDEV] jabber names

[Jeremie <jer@jeremie.com>]

Yeah, I renamed it already, but I've already saved this message for future
reference for Jabber things and for names for servers in at work, cool
stuff! :)

Jer

On Sat, 1 May 1999, Jesse Montrose wrote:

> I'm probably too late (catching up on old mail) but here are some ideas:
> 
> I especially like this one:
> 
> 
> >From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
> 
>   'Twixt \'Twixt\
>        An abbreviation of {Betwixt}, used in poetry, or in
>        colloquial language.
> 
> and some random bits:
> 
> nexus (fun when we hit version 6 (nexus6 in blade runner))
> babel (too bad altavista got babelfish)
> tob/toby (tower of babel)
> rosetta (perfect metaphor)
> switchboard
> switchbox
> liason
> middleman
> xmissive
>