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class=784343913-25062002>"Instant messaging" in general is a really crowded
field of endeavour. The IETF had nine different protocol proposals in
fromt of it. After a heroic effort these reduced to three. Now
JABBER is attempting to expand the field again. The IETF has defined a
framework for presence and instant messaging to make it easier for all of them
to interwork. I suppose at some point we should look at how T.140 might be
brought into line with this framework.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Paul Long
[mailto:plong@IPDIALOG.COM]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 21, 2002 3:29
PM<BR><B>To:</B> ITU-SG16@echo.jf.INTEL.COM<BR><B>Subject:</B> IM and
T.140<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=290382619-21062002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>What's the difference between "instant messaging" in general and T.140?
IOW, what can you do with one that you can't do with the
other?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=290382619-21062002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>Paul
Long</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=290382619-21062002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>ipDialog, Inc.</FONT></SPAN><FONT
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