From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Chris  wrote:   
   > Jörg Lorenz  wrote:   
   > > On 23.11.25 16:00, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > >> In the snipped part, I pointed to Internet Standards such as e-mail,   
   > >> web, etc.. I take it you don't care about such matters? :-(   
   > >   
   > > Instant messengers are all proprietary.   
   >   
   > Currently, yes. Wasn't always the case. Back in the day Jabber (now XMPP -   
   > stupid name) was great.   
      
     Yes, we used Jabber for 'chat' between the engineers in our part of   
   our company. Both within the office and between work-at-home engineers.   
   (Yes, we already (partially) worked at home in the later 90s. I'm still   
   somewhat amused about all the hoopla about it in the recent/current   
   time.)   
      
     We also used some other (incompatible?) chat client/system earlier or   
   later, but can't remember the name of that one.   
      
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