<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>RE: [JDEV] OT: AOL Patents IM (Patent creates IM wrinkle )</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> from the PLATO system, early 1970s: -user-, for seeing all the users on the system and being able to start TERM-talk with them (I think with just one press of the DATA key, but my memory's rusty..) > -----Original Message----- > From: Dougal Campbell [<A HREF="mailto:dougal@gunters.org">mailto:dougal@gunters.org</A>] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:00 PM > To: jdev@jabber.org > Subject: Re: [JDEV] OT: AOL Patents IM (Patent creates IM wrinkle ) > > > On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Trent Melcher wrote: > > > I thought this would be interesting reading. > > > > > > > <A HREF="http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1023-978234.html?type=pt&part=m" TARGET="_blank">http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1023-978234.html?type=pt&part=m</A> snbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews Without seeing the actual patent application, I'll toss out the prior art of using "finger" for presence notification, and the "talk" program for instant messages. -- Ernest MacDougal Campbell III, MCP+I, MCSE <dougal@gunters.org> <A HREF="http://dougal.gunters.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://dougal.gunters.org/</A>             <A HREF="http://spam.gunters.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://spam.gunters.org/</A>   Web Design & Development:  <A HREF="http://www.mentalcollective.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.mentalcollective.com/</A>        This message is guaranteed to be 100% eror frea! _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list jdev@jabber.org <A HREF="http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev" TARGET="_blank">http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev</A> <CODE> ********************************************************************** E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Western Asset therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Western Asset therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. ********************************************************************** </CODE> </BODY> </HTML>