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List:       kopete-devel
Subject:    Re: [Kopete-devel] Re: kdenonbeta/kopete/libkopete
From:       Jason Keirstead <jason () keirstead ! org>
Date:       2003-07-04 20:37:25
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On July 4, 2003 05:56 am, Martijn Klingens wrote:
> On Friday 04 July 2003 03:56, Jason Keirstead wrote:
> > I have heard this before and never really understood it. Isn't an SMS
> > user always "online", just as an E-Mail user would be? They will always
> > eventually get the message...
>
> Right. But it's the "eventually" that makes it unknown.
>
> Remember that IM stands for INSTANT messaging. If it's not instant but ends
> up somewhere in a queue to be 'eventually read' it's still messaging but no
> longer instant messaging.
>
> As such the instant protocols have precedence over non-instant like SMS.
>
> However, SMS *might* be instant (if the recipient has his or her phone
> turned on), whereas ICQ offline NEVER is. As such SMS is more important
> than ICQ offline, but less important than ICQ online/away/etc.
>

By this criteria then an offline ICQ user should also be "Unknown" status right?
Certain Jabber users would also be unknown. It is not consistant..

-- 
Jason Keirstead, BCS
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