[fragmede]

Does this have anything in common with the Zephyr instant messaging protocol designed in the 80's created at MIT as part of Project Athena? A quick look at the link didn't seem like it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr_(protocol)

It's not the sexiest new protocol, but there are still pockets where it's still used, particularly SIPB.

No other product (save Zulip which used Zephyr on the back end anyway), has had the same notion of messages having both a class and instance which makes it hard to replace, so I'm stuck on screen + barnowl for the time being.

[gotzephyr]

Ha, no. It's just the same name.

[tux]

Yeah there is also Zephir Language > http://www.zephir-lang.com/ Same names is very confusing.

[gotzephyr]

That's a different spelling. I see what you are saying though. Name's just a name at present, a working title, and everything is under test to produce the best product possible for launch.

[tux]

Oh you're right sorry, I did not even see that until you mentioned it.