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Generic Alerts A protocol for generic alerts (similar to .NET Alerts service). &LEGALNOTICE; 0089 Deferred Standards Track Standards JIG None None None Not yet assigned Richard Dobson richard@dobson-i.net richard@dobson-i.net 0.2 2003-05-16 red Changed element from x to alert. 0.1 2003-05-12 red Initial version.

Generic Alerts is a way to extend headlines to allow functionality similar to .NET Alerts.

The motivations for this document are:

Generic Alerts extend headline messages to specify such things as a logo (32x32 png) and url to goto when the alert is clicked:

Auction Alert You have been outbid! http://www.auction.com/alert.png http://www.auction.com/item?1292192 ]]>

The following guidelines may assist client developers.

None.

No IANA interaction required.

The ®ISTRAR; will need to register the new namespace of "http://jabber.org/protocol/alert".