RE: [Simple] Status summary

AOL has open and closed statuses and hints.

* Online (OPEN)
* Offline (CLOSED)
* Away with various configurable messages (CLOSED)
* Idle (OPEN)

Justin Uberti
America Online

> >     The summary:
> >     ===========
> >
> >     # AOL - No explicit status - only idle indication by sensing mouse
> >     and keyboard activity.
> >
> >     # MSN - Open and close statuses + hints
> >             * Online (OPEN)
> >             * Busy (CLOSED)
> >             * Be Right Back (OPEN)
> >             * Away (OPEN)
> >             * On the Phone (CLOSED)
> >             * Out to Lunch (OPEN)
> >             * Appear Offline (Lurking, CLOSED)
> >
> >     # YAHOO - Open and close + hints for open.
> >             * Offline (CLOSED)
> >             * Available (OPEN)
> >             * Busy with various messages (configurable) e.g. Be Right
> >     Back, Busy
> >               etc. (OPEN)
> >             * Invisible (Lurking can be done only in login time)
> >
> >     # ICQ - Open and close statuses. Open statuses are accompanied by
> >     hints. For
> >       example if I am in DND, I will still get messages but the messages
> >     will not be
> >       displayed on my screen.
> >             Simple Mode
> >                     * Available
> >                     * Away (OPEN, Messages are shown on the screen)
> >                     * Offline
> >             Advanced Mode
> >                     * Available
> >                     * Free for chat
> >                     * Away
> >                     * N/A (Extended Away)
> >                     * Occupied (Urgent messages)
> >                     * DND (Do Not Disturb)
> >                     * Privacy (Invisible) - Lurking
> >                     * Offline
> >
> >     # Louts Sametime - Open and close + strong DND. Strong DND means
> >     that I am not
> >       able to send a message to a person that is in DND mode
> >             * Active (OPEN)
> >             * DND (Online but closed)
> >             * Away (OPEN, an hint)
> >
> >     # Wireless Village - As defined by the spec status is composed from
> >     several
> >       attributes as: availability, preferred contacts etc. Following is
> >     a complete
> >       list.
> >             * User availability
> >                     - AVAILABLE
> >                     - NOT_AVAILABLE
> >                     - DISCREET (selectively available. Likd DND or busy
> >     in other systems)
> >
> >             * Preferred Contacts (preferred contact method of the user +
> >     address of
> >               contact)
> >                     - CALL
> >                     - SMS
> >                     - MMS (Multi Media SMS)
> >                     - IM
> >                     - EMAIL
> >             * Preferred Language
> >             * Status Text (free text describing the status)
> >             * Status Mood (e.g. HAPPY, SAD, etc.)
> >             * Alias (alias name for the user)
> >             * Status Content - MMS content or URL to the MMS content
> >     that the user
> >               has selected as personal status information.
> >             * Contact Info - Contact information (vCard)
> >
> >     # PAM Forum - As described in a previous message Jorge Lobo"
> >       <[email protected]>. PAM forum has separate layers of presence
> >     information and
> >       availability. Availability can be computed by a very simple
> >     methods or by very
> >       complex conditions as if the message is from X try to get me on
> >     any available
> >       device that I am on if not, leave a message on my desktop.
> >
> >     Avshalom Houri
> >     Presence and Instant Messaging Architect
> >     Lotus Sametime, IBM Software Group
> >     [email protected]
> >



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