Table of contentsInstant 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 |