hi arindam
try any of the WAP Emulators - from Nokia.com , phone.com etc Using that you can
get the feel of the WAP world .
cheers
Aditya
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> I have no access to WAP as it is, so far. Can see a glimpse through the
> Internet! Anybody who can give any suggestions however will not get a
> prize........
>
> "Parkinson, Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06-07-2000 03:30:32 PM
>
> To: 'Jon Crowcroft' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Is WAP mobile Internet??
>
> Wellas I see it, and belive me I may be wrong 'Its been known' :-) This been
> the IETF talks about well Internet ...
>
> >>I disagree, WAP, Wireless Application Protocol, Its a way of transmitting
> >>data I.E. to and from the Web. How does this not fall under the Internet
> >>Umbrella ?
>
> 1 youcan't get at an arbirtrary web page
> 2/ you can't get at an arbitraty application written on TCP/IP or
> UDP/IP
>
> A)youcan't get at an arbirtrary web page (Yes but you can navigate via WAP
> I.E BT Genie) and there are places/portals that transform a webpage to WAP
> format.
>
> B/ you can't get at an arbitraty application written on TCP/IP or UDP/IP.
> Does it need to be if the Web/Wap app can handle this format?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Crowcroft [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 4:19 PM
> To: Parkinson, Jonathan
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Is WAP mobile Internet??
>
> In message
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Parkinson, Jonathan" typed:
>
> >>I disagree, WAP, Wireless Application Protocol, Its a way of transmitting
> >>data I.E. to and from the Web. How does this not fall under the Internet
> >>Umbrella ?
>
> 1 youcan't get at an arbirtrary web page
> 2/ you can't get at an arbitraty application written on TCP/IP or
> UDP/IP
>
> ergo its not internet, its not Internet, and its not provided by
> Internet Service Providers, and this is Very Silly
>
> WAP is quite a neat idea but its a prototype - as folks have said, SMS
> is very cool - generalisations of it are cooler - native IP based ones
> cooler stil coz then your application base can benefot from the
> breadth and depth of stuff that people develop all around the world
> for IP and the disciplines and understanding of markets that ISPs now
> have......
>
> mobile telephony service providers have a reasonable understanding of
> one thing - telephony, based in years of fixed/wireline telephony -
> however, this doesnt mean they haev much of a clue when it comes to
> software based services that people are exponentiateding in the native
> IP world......
>
> >>Thanks
> >>Jon
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Ashutosh Agarwal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:25 PM
> >>To: 'Taylor, Johnny'
> >>Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> >>Subject: RE: Is WAP mobile Internet??
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi all,
> >>I fully agree with Lars. Even I believe WAP does not fall under the
> Internet
> >>Umbrella
> >>
> >>
> >>Ashutosh Agarwal
> >>e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>Change your thoughts and you change your world.
> >> The Buddha
> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Taylor, Johnny [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 12:15 AM
> >>> To: Lars-Erik Jonsson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Subject: RE: Is WAP mobile Internet??
> >>>
> >>> The Internet allows all protocols to in-operate with her. This is the
> >>> uniqueness
> >>> of the web. Therefore WAP falls within this area!
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Lars-Erik Jonsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 7:54 AM
> >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Subject: Is WAP mobile Internet??
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi Folks!!
> >>>
> >>> I would like to hear your opinions about how WAP people often say that
> WAP
> >>> is
> >>> "mobile Internet". In my opinion, WAP is NOT mobile Internet at all.
> The
> >>> Internet is built on the e2e principle and based on the Internet
> >>> Protocols,
> >>> which WAP is not. I can not tell people that they should not use WAP
> (even
> >>> if I
> >>> have my opinions about WAP). If they believe in WAP that is their
> problem,
> >>> but
> >>> when they try to use the words WAP and Internet in the same sentence I
> >>> think
> >>> it
> >>> is time to clarify a few things. I accept that WAP is there, but be
> honest
> >>> about
> >>> what it is.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers!
> >>> /Lars-Erik (expressing my PERSONAL opinions)
> >>
>
> cheers
>
> jon
>
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