[E-Lang] SocialModels4P2PNetworks

[Wesley Felter]

On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Mark S. Miller wrote:

> Unfortunately, egroups requires you to join the group (or at least this
> group) before you can read the message.

Sorry; I didn't realize that. I will try to have it changed.

> So, ok, should I ask?  What's a Giant Presence Service?  But if it's too
> stupid to bother discussing, let's not.

A Giant Presence Service is the server behind something like
Passport, AIM, or Yahoo Messenger. There was some discussion on the list
about whether it's a good idea for a single service to track the
online/offline status of millions of people.

Wesley Felter - wesley@felter.org - http://felter.org/wesley/