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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:41:07 -0700
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On 2024-07-10 00:10, Bill Powell wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 10:52:35 -0700, Alan wrote:
> 
>>>>> Nobody on Android has to log into a server to use their mms sms app.
>>>>> If your Android phone requires it, then you're doing something wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> What Android phone are you using which requires a login account?
>>>>
>>>> The credentials to use sms/mms are stored in the SIM ...
>>>
>>> But that works independent of any Internet login password server 
>>> accounts.
>>
>> What is an "internet login password server account"?
>>
>>>
>>> Nobody on Android has to connect to the Internet with a login & password
>>> account just to use the default messaging that comes with every Android.
>>>
>>> Not sure about MLS or RCS though, as that's not the default, is it?
>>
>> If you want to receive messages, you must identify yourself and 
>> authenticate that you are the authorized recipient of those messages.
> 
> Your knowledge level is so lacking that it's hard to respond nicely.
> 
> If I have to explain to you what the Internet is, then you have no business
> making your outrageous claims that Android can't do text messaging without
> having to enter a login and password into an Internet server account.

I never said it was a "internet server account".

> 
> Android has been doing text messaging without the Internet for a long time.

And that text messaging requires a form of logging in that's just so 
transparent to you, you don't notice it.

The SIM card logs you in to your cellular provider.

Do you know what "SIM" means:

"Subscriber Identity Module".