Question

Is it possible for C++’ input stream to read from a chatroom like msn , yahoo and things like that and return some sort of message?
just wondering as i search the net and most of it require client and server.

I am new to this

Answer 1

No; the two concepts have only a passing resemblance.

1. C++ iostreams are a very low-level construct for reading bytes to and from operating system devices such as file systems, fifos, sockets, etc.
2. Chat services are implemented over high-level protocols such as XMPP, which operate over TCP via socket APIs provided by the OS.

In short, they are chalk and cheese.

There have been nominal efforts to provide access to sockets via the iostream facility, which was designed to be extended in such ways. However, these libraries have never acquired significant traction in mainstream C++ programming. Even if they had, they would still be a long way off implementing a protocol as complex as XMPP.