Don't see how AOL could do such a thing as back in '86 there existed such functionality built into mf and unix terminal sessions...you could see who was online (automate it too) and send and receive messages.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dustin Puryear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: [brlug-general] Well, there goes the IM neighborhood..
> It would appear that AOL now has a patent on IM and presence technology: > > http://www.jabber.org/aol-patent/jsf-position.php > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
