[JDEV] MSN and Yahoo legal?

[David Waite]

In the past, Microsoft released a specification on MSN Messenger. I believe
this is what the MSN transport is based on. This document however has
expired from the IETF (they only can maintain an internet draft six months
after it is submitted), so I cannot vouch whether or not their system is
still 'open'.

-David Waite

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Saint-Andre" <stpeter at jabber.org>
To: <jdev at jabber.org>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [JDEV] MSN and Yahoo legal?


> Bill Ataras wrote:
>
> > Can someone tell me if the MSN and Yahoo transports/code in jabber are
> > legal? Or could they potentially be locked out like AOL?
>
> I can't speak to the "legality" of these transports, since I don't know
> how open their protocols are. However, I can say that unlike AOL with
> regard to AIM, MSN and Yahoo have not been zealous about blocking access
> to their networks in any way (perhaps since they are more concerned
> about growing their userbase than in protecting their turf). In
> addition, both are members of the IMUnified organization and therefore
> have at least a putative interest in interoperability.
>
> So could they potentially block Jabber? Yes. Are they likely to? Right
> now, it seems not. But they might change their minds.
>
> Peter
>
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