| Status: |
RFC 3428 |
| Date of last update: |
December 2002 |
| Authors: |
B. Campbell, J. Rosenberg, H. Schulzrinne, C. Huitema, D. Gurle |
| Current Document: |
RFC 3428 |
| Summary: |
Instant Messaging (IM) refers to the transfer of messages between
users in near real-time. These messages are usually, but not
required to be, short. IMs are often used in a conversational mode,
that is, the transfer of messages back and forth is fast enough for
participants to maintain an interactive conversation.
This document proposes the MESSAGE method, an extension to the
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) that allows the transfer of Instant
Messages. Since the MESSAGE request is an extension to SIP, it
inherits all the request routing and security features of that
protocol. MESSAGE requests carry the content in the form of MIME
body parts. MESSAGE requests do not themselves initiate a SIP
dialog; under normal usage each Instant Message stands alone, much
like pager messages. MESSAGE requests may be sent in the context of
a dialog initiated by some other SIP request.
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| Archive of older drafts: (many missing) |
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draft-rosenberg-impp-im-01.txt, March 2001.
- Individual Draft -00, June 2000
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