Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol                        R. Movva
Internet Draft                                                Microsoft
Category: Informational                                    August, 1999
Document: draft-movva-msn-messenger-protocol-00.txt
Document Expires: 2/00                                           W. Lai
                                                              Microsoft
                                                           August, 1999



                   MSN Messenger Service 1.0 Protocol
				   
                   Status of this Memo
                   1. Abstract
                   2. Conventions used in this document
                   3. Introduction
                   4. MSN Messenger Server Component Overview
                   5. Protocol Conventions
                         5.1 Connection Type
                         5.2 Command Syntax
                         5.3 Asynchronous Requests
                         5.4 User Handles
                         5.5 Custom User Names
                         5.6 Transaction Identifiers
                         5.7 User List Types
                   6. Command Summary Table
                   7. Presence and State Protocol Details
                         7.1 Protocol Versioning
                         7.2 Server Policy Information
                         7.3 Authentication
                         7.4 Referral
                         7.5 Client User Property Synchronization
                         7.6 List Retrieval And Property Management
                         7.7 Client States
                         7.8 List Modifications
                         7.9 Notification Messages
                         7.10 Connection Close
                         7.11 Error Information
                   8. Session based Instant Messaging Protocol Details
                         8.1 Referral to Switchboard
                         8.2 Switchboard Connections and Authentication
                         8.3 Inviting Users to a Switchboard Session
                         8.4 Getting Invited to a Switchboard Session
                         8.5 Session Participant Changes
                         8.6 Leaving a Switchboard Session
                         8.7 Instant Messages
                         8.8 Receiving an Instant Message
                   9. Author's Addresses