@techreport{calsyn-rvp-01,
    number =    {draft-calsyn-rvp-01},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-calsyn-rvp/01/},
    author =    {Martin Calsyn},
    title =     {{RVP: A Presence Notification Protocol}},
    pagetotal = 29,
    year =      1998,
    month =     mar,
    day =       16,
    abstract =  {A new kind of application is emerging on the Internet, driven by the desire of individuals to know instantly whether another individual is online, to be notified when another individual arrives online, and to send messages in \textbackslash{}021real time\textbackslash{}022. These are all special cases of the more general problem of Internet-wide notification. This protocol for facilitating rendezvous between users, known herein as RVP, is designed to enable such notifications and messages across a loosely coupled (federated) constellation of servers. RVP is designed to address the need for notification in a secure, reliable and scaleable fashion. RVP encompasses the client-server and server-server interactions. The authors recognize that there is significant overlap with between RVP and HTTP, though there are also significant differences. We expect RVP to evolve and either converge or diverge with HTTP and/or other existing protocols. The protocol described in this document represents a very viable starting point for a discussion of a standardized solution to the problem. Comments on this draft are solicited and should be sent to the authors or the RVP discussion list. To join the RVP discussion list, send email with the body 'subscribe' to rvp- request@iastate.edu.},
}