Instant messaging on the Internet, or: "The rest of the Internet"


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Instant messaging on the Internet, or: "The rest of the Internet"

What is Instant Messaging?

Instant Messaging Statistics

Common IM features

Instant messaging systems

IRC user experience

IRC summary

IRC architecture

Zephyr (MIT, 1988)

Zephyr usage

Zephyr architecture

Zephyr limitations

Mirabilis' ICQ

ICQ user interface

ICQ protocol

ICQ protocol, cont.

ICQ procotol, cont.

AIM architecture

Instant messaging protocols

MS vs. AOL protocol wars

IMPP working group

Open Issues

Privacy questions

Principles of 490i

References

Author: Tessa Lau

E-mail: tlau@cs.washington.edu

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