- From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:54:22 -0400
- CC: "public-fedsocweb@w3.org" <public-fedsocweb@w3.org>
Melvin Carvalho wrote: > > > > On 1 June 2013 03:49, Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net > <mailto:mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>> wrote: > > Melvin Carvalho wrote: > > > We could indeed use SMTP for messaging and it has advantages, > but it would be nice to get the web up to be able to do > something as simple as sending messages between two parties > after more than 20 years. We're not there yet, and if we can > even achieve that small step it's a victory! > > > Umm, why? > > Messaging is messaging. The "web" is HTTP and hypertext - > client-server computing. Two different things. > > And, by the way, there've been server-based email systems for at > least 60 years. > > > Try taking two users at random on the FSW on different networks. Then > try sending a message from user 1 to user 2. In many cases there's no > standard way to do it. Ummm.... SMTP, SMS? -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
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