JCoSy -- Java implementation of the COSY Conferencing System

The stuff here works to a point but is incomplete.  You'll need to set
up some conference (at least) and user files to test it, the same setup
as the C-language implementation.  (Indeed, the two implementations can
co-exist, except possibly for file-locking issues).  There's a class
to parse a text download (eg from BIX) and generate the appropriate
topic Dir (index) and Text (messages) files.

Assuming your classpath, etc, are set up, entering "java MainFrame" here
should at least fire up the GUI.  If you actually have the file structure
set up then you'll be able to join a conference/topic and read messages.
The file "screenshot.gif" is a screendump of the JCoSy window when 
viewing a conference.

This stuff was originally developed with a 1.0.something JDK, so
no guarantees as to how well it compiles under more current versions
of Java.  Some classes/methods may be deprecated.  But the .class files
still work.

It's been a while since I worked on this (late 1997 -- then the
twins came along!) but I'll try to answer any questions you have.
Email al@bix.com (while that still works) or alastair@ajwm.net.  I'll
also try to post updates to www.webcosy.com and/or www.ajwm.net/jcosy/.

Have fun.

 -- Alastair Mayer, 4-oct-2000

PS: There are some files/classfiles here from other sources.   I don't
recall where I grabbed the Oberon stuff (used for ZModem) other than
off the web (probably gamelan), my apologies to the author.  The gjt
(Grahic Java Toolkit) is from the book Graphic Java, with permission,
although these days Swing might be more appropriate.  There's also
an undocumented Sun class (VerticalBagLayout) from the JDK/AWT.

 -- ajwm