[Gaim-devel] UPnP for Gaim, a First Attempt

[Trevor C. <moo...@gm...>]

gaim developers,

I am new to Open Source development, but have started developing some code=
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that is trying to solve the direct-connect and file-transfer problem that I=
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have when using gaim from behind a NAT. The basics for the infrastructure i=
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there now, and a very simple test has been successful. I have been able to=
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open up port 22 (ssh) from the world and can log into my local machine! By=
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changing 4 variables in main(), it should be very easy to test your NAT as=
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well! I am using a D-Link NAT, but it would be good to receive some respons=
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output from other NAT devices as well, especially those that do not work=20
with this program in it's current state! String handling is a mess right=20
now, and there are quite a few areas where this code can be improved. Are=
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there specific ways that glib/gaim manipulate strings? My static strings ar=
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a huge security problem, but, if there are better ways to do this, I will b=
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able to fix it! Suggestions and comments are welcome!

The program is currently stand-alone. There have been some suggestions on=
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#gaim that I look for a good way to integrate this into the main gaim tree,=
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and not as a plugin. Nevertheless I am only now getting a feel for how gaim=
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is put together. I wanted to get a feel for if this is wanted, and if so,=
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where is should belong!

For quick viewing:
http://www.geocities.com/moonunittt/code/upnp-test/upnp-test.c

For downloading:
http://www.geocities.com/moonunittt/code/upnp-test/upnp-test.tar.gz

Thanks,
Trevor