SMTP compared to IM (Re: DNS Choices: Was: [ietf-dkim] Re: Last Call: 'DomainKeys)

[Harald Alvestrand <harald at alvestrand.no>]

Changing the subject since this has left DNS behind... just a few points of 
fact...

--On 22. november 2006 12:41 +0000 Michael.Dillon at btradianz.com wrote:

> There were no alternatives to SMTP on an IP network until
> Instant Messaging came along.

not since X.400 over X.25 died, no. I thought you were older than that....

> > but can be seen in IM, and may likely show up in other forms of
> > communication.  Much of this is simply the nature of software.
>
> It has nothing to do with software and everything to do
> with architecture. IM networks have less problems because
> all the participants share a relationship with the IM
> service providers.

hm. who is the service provider for jabber:harald at alvestrand.no, and what 
relationship does he have with the operators of jabber:hta at google.com? Last 
time I checked, I could still chat with myself... SOME IM networks enforce 
such a relationship as the one you mention. not all.

             Harald



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