[Asterisk-Users] CRM integration (was RE: CallerID)

[Rusty Shackleford]

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> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Tom Fanning
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:20 AM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] CRM integration (was RE: CallerID)
> 

> >> Could you use javascript, or java from within the browser, 
> which is 
> >> both portable, and likely to work on ANY browser.... that 
> way there 
> >> is no installation as such, just visit the page, and leave 
> a browser 
> >> window open (minimised) which is 'listening' for connections ??
> >
> >Sigh...
> >
> >Browsers don't "listen". They inititiate a connection, process the
> requested transaction with the web server, and close the 
> connection. The simply can't be used to "listen" for an 
> arbitrary connection.
> 
> Actually, I don't think that you are quite right here.
> 
> The guy mentioned Java from within the browser. I believe 
> that I am right in saying that a Java applet should very well 
> be able to listen for tcp connections as well as udp 

D'oh!
I had misread the PP's statement and assumed he meant a "bareback"
browser window.
You are, of course, quite right. A Java app could handle this, but we
are still left with the issue of having to install SOMETHING, even if it
is a small Java app, on the client to make this work. 


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