@misc{rfc3994, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 3994, howpublished = {RFC 3994}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC3994}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3994}, author = {Henning Schulzrinne}, title = {{Indication of Message Composition for Instant Messaging}}, pagetotal = 13, year = 2005, month = feb, abstract = {In instant messaging (IM) systems, it is useful to know during an IM conversation whether the other party is composing a message; e.g., typing or recording an audio message. This document defines a new status message content type and XML namespace that conveys information about a message being composed. The status message can indicate the composition of a message of any type, including text, voice, or video. The status messages are delivered to the instant messaging recipient in the same manner as the instant messages themselves. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }