RFC 4770 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007

vCard Extensions for Instant Messaging

Overview

RFC 4770, “vCard Extensions for Instant Messaging”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2007 by C. Jennings, J. Reschke. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6350 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes an extension to vCard to support Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence Protocol (PP) applications. IM and PP are becoming increasingly common ways of communicating, and users want to save this contact information in their address books. It allows a URI that is associated with IM or PP to be specified inside a vCard. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 6350
Other RFCs from 2007

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