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Re: User agent, Service agent, Client, Server

From: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:00:59 -0400
Message-Id: <199907292000.QAA21421@astro.cs.utk.edu>
To: Jacob Palme <jpalme@dsv.su.se>
cc: IETF Applications Area Discussion List <discuss@apps.ietf.org>

> Is the terminology below correct?

words like "client" and "server" and "user agent" are inherently fuzzy,
and are generally meaningless unless you at least say "relative to what?"
so yes, a user agent can be a client, or a server, or both.

Keith

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