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Instant Messaging

Author:Thomas A. Creedon
Posted:7/24/1999; 9:48:55 PM
Topic:Instant Messaging
Msg #:8724
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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/ts/story.html?s=v/nm/19990724/ts/microsoft_aol_2.html

This is just the latest in the IM (Instant Messaging) battle that is brewing. One focus of the articles talks about developing standards for IM communication. I keep wondering to myself... Can IRC (Internet Relay Chat) be adapted to IM or IRC extended?

It really seems to be a shame to waste 20 or so years of a well defined protocol.

Just a thought...

Toodle-loooooooo........
Thomas





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