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Re: MSN Messanger as home control interface anyone?


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  • Subject: Re: MSN Messanger as home control interface anyone?
  • From: "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 15:38:18 +0000
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Oh, and lastly of course, I still have control over exactly what can be
done
via the MSN client, as it's still all going through a Homeseer script to
parse the commands, so only the commands I cater for in the script are
available via this interface (and I wouldn't envisage disarming the
security
system as being one of them!).

Also, simple (albeit clear-text) password-challenge authentication could be
easily coded into the script....

Paul G.





>From: "Andy Laurence" <andylaurence@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] MSN Messanger as home control interface anyone?
>Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:51:48 -0000
>
> > Now I know you could say why use IM when you could just use the
Homeseer
>web
> > interface, but personally, I think this would be pretty cool! -
any
> > comments/thoughts/ideas?
>
>How about security?  Anyone could IM your server, type HELP and be
turning
>off your security systems.  Also, you need to install IM on every
machine
>in
>the world you use for control.  Most PCs on the Internet have a
browser, so
>the web interface sounds a better solution.  It would be one hell of a
lot
>quicker though.
>
>Andy
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