--- apps/app_meetme.c.ORIG	2005-11-12 09:03:40.000000000 -1000
+++ apps/app_meetme.c	2005-11-21 15:23:08.000000000 -1000
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 	int locked;				/* Is the conference locked? */
 	pthread_t recordthread;			/* thread for recording */
 	pthread_attr_t attr;			/* thread attribute */
+	pthread_t sendtextthread;			/* thread for sending text */
 	char *recordingfilename;		/* Filename to record the Conference into */
 	char *recordingformat;			/* Format to record the Conference in */
 	char pin[AST_MAX_EXTENSION];		/* If protected by a PIN */
@@ -171,6 +172,12 @@
 	struct volume listen;
 };
 
+struct ast_conf_text {
+	struct ast_conference *conf;
+	char text[1024];
+	struct ast_conf_user *sender;
+};
+
 static int audio_buffers;			/* The number of audio buffers to be allocated on pseudo channels
 						   when in a conference
 						*/
@@ -192,6 +199,7 @@
 static int admin_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data);
 
 static void *recordthread(void *args);
+static void *sendtextthread(void *args);
 
 #include "enter.h"
 #include "leave.h"
@@ -1309,6 +1317,17 @@
 						*/
 						write(fd, f->data, f->datalen);
 					}
+				} else if (f->frametype == AST_FRAME_TEXT) {
+					/* Text conference support */
+					struct ast_conf_text *t = calloc(1, sizeof(*t));
+					if( t ) {
+						t->conf = conf;
+						t->sender = user;
+						ast_copy_string(t->text, f->data, sizeof(t->text));
+						pthread_attr_init(&conf->attr);
+						pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&conf->attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
+						ast_pthread_create(&conf->sendtextthread, &conf->attr, sendtextthread, t);
+					}
 				} else if ((f->frametype == AST_FRAME_DTMF) && (confflags & CONFFLAG_EXIT_CONTEXT)) {
 					char tmp[2];
 
@@ -2148,6 +2167,28 @@
 	pthread_exit(0);
 }
 
+static void *sendtextthread(void *args)
+{
+	struct ast_conf_text *t = args;
+
+	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Text thread for '%s' from %s\n", t->text, t->sender->chan->name);
+	struct ast_conf_user *u = calloc(1, sizeof(*u));
+	if( u ) {
+		for (u = t->conf->firstuser; u; u = u->nextuser) {
+			if (u==t->sender)
+				continue;
+			if ( u->chan->tech->send_text) {
+				/* We should use: ast_sendtext(u->chan, t->text) 
+				 * but it generates a blocking warning */
+				u->chan->tech->send_text(u->chan, t->text);
+			}
+		}
+		free(u);
+	}
+	free(t);
+	pthread_exit(0);
+}
+
 static void load_config(void)
 {
 	struct ast_config *cfg;