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From: James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu>
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Subject: Re: Text based synchronous communication tool for Linux?
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:57:00 -0500
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On 12/9/24 10:21, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
> On 09.12.2024 10:11, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org wrote:
>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 09:37:54 +0100
....
>>> WRT IRC you may have missed the requirements in my OP; one was:
>>> * instantly/synchronously exchanging any typed characters
>>
>> I suggest you consult harry potter for that then.
> 
> (I suppose here you just want play the troll.) But how does that
> comment address in any way my question? - I don't know anything
> about "Harry Potter", BTW; if you want to discuss that better
> open an own post in an appropriate newsgroup.

Key feature of "Harry Potter" - he lives in a world where magic is real.
This is Muttley's way of telling you that he thinks that your
specification can only be achieved by using magic, that it's
incompatible with the real world.
Taken literally, "instantly" is indeed impossible, but I doubt that you
intended it literally.