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XMPP Gets An IETF Working Group

Posted by michael on from the im-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The IETF has approved the formation of a Working Group to continue evolving the XMPP protocol." Interoperable instant messaging, who'd a thunk it. Our previous story has more information.

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  1. AOL TW by CySurflex · · Score: 5, Funny
    AOL Time Warner is suing the IETF. From the lawsuit:

    As you can see in Patent#93993229, we invented the idea of instant message interopability. You don't believe us? Look at our next version of AIM and ICQ, they're combined! combined I tell you!

  2. Great! by t8k_it_ez · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I should only have to uninstall a single IM client when I service the computers for my workplace!

  3. So let me get this straight... by Prince_Ali · · Score: 5, Funny

    If these standards are implemented will it mean that people on many different chat clients will be able to make false assertions about my sexual preferences no matter which client I am using? I can't wait.

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  4. Re:I fear for the weak willed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What if you're in a committed relationship and you as a couple enjoy three and foursomes?

  5. sounds good too me... by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Funny

    as long as i get ads for "HOT TEEN SHAVEN PUSSY" when i log onto AOL IM...

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  6. Re:I fear for the weak willed by Rupert · · Score: 3, Funny

    but some ... readers will eventually be in a real relationshop

    i.e. a relationship that you pay for.

    Sounds about right to me.

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  7. More old news by jc42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what's new here? Back in the early 80's, I used the talk(1) command a lot, and it worked between all the systems that were then capable of using the Internet.

    Of course, those systems were limited to a hundred or so unix clones, plus VMS. But it would have worked just find on Windoze and the Mac, too, if they had bothered to pay attention to what was already developed and available for free.

    It's really just another case of the commercial world laboriously reinventing the wheel, and loudly proclaiming that their shape wheel (square, hexagonal, etc.) are the best, while carefully ignoring the long existence of a round wheel.

    (1) See any unix manual from the early 80's.

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  8. The good things about standards is having lots by cullenfluffyjennings · · Score: 2, Funny


    I see the IETF now has three WG doing IM standards

    XMPP (The jabber stuff)
    IMPP Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol
    SIMPLE SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions

    I notice most the people I know you AOL, MSN, and Yahoo.