List of instant messengers

Google reports that they are working on adding new features, and many clues found within Google Talk's Privacy Policy suggest Google Talk will support file transfers.[10] Google has a good track record of following up on user suggestions in their Gmail product. Unlike with Gmail, Google is not disclosing what features they are working on in general, although a FAQ states that they are w ...

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Google has announced that a major goal of the Google Talk service is interoperability. Google Talk uses Jabber and XMPP to provide real-time extensible messaging and presence events, including offline messaging (only through non-Google clients like Adium). On January 17, 2006, Google enabled server-to-server communications, federating itself with any Jabber server that supports the dialback protocol. [4] On December 15, 2005, Google released libjingle, a C++ library to implement Jingle, "a set of extensions to the IETF's Extens ...

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The protocol is closed and Microsoft has made two attempts of locking out third-party clients by requiring data transformed by the use of hash functions when connecting. However, both algorithms have been reverse engineered. The winks have a digital signature, which the official client always checks. It will not play winks that are not signed by Microsoft. Ever since MSN Messenger has been released, it has been targeted entirely towards Windows users, leaving Mac users with a limited featureless client, only allowing them to chat with ...

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Trillian is a closed-source application, but the Pro version can be extended by plugins. Plugins by Cerulean Studios itself include spell-check, weather updater, a mini-browser (for viewing AIM profiles), e-mail checker, Winamp song title scroller, stock exchange monitor, and RSS feedreader, as well as a plugin for the Jabber and Bonjour networks. Others have developed various plugins, such as a games plugin which can be used to play chess and checkers, a protocol plugin to send NetBIOS messages through Trillian, a plugin to interact ...

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Trillian instant messenger, Trillian instant messenger - Skins, Trillian instant messenger - Plugins, Trillian instant messenger - Other features, Trillian instant messenger - Representation, Trillian instant messenger - Activity History, Trillian instant messenger - Time travel, Trillian instant messenger - Instant lookup, Trillian instant messenger - Emotiblips, Trillian instant messenger - Hidden Smileys, Trillian instant messenger - Version history

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July 1, 2000 Initial Release, 0.50 of Trillian as an IRC client. August 11, 2000 Version 0.52 released with more IRC-specific features. November 29, 2000 Version 0.60 released with AIM, ICQ and MSN support. Many other features were also added. December 23, 2000 Version 0.61 released. Includes Yahoo! Messenger support. January 28, 2001 Version 0.62 released. March 23, 2001 Version 0.63 released. June 04, 2001 Version 0.635 released.

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The next major release of 0.4.x will include a new avatar module and also dynamic skinning of icons. Later releases will include login manager where password protection can be used on a profile. Also, a new sqlite database is being written to improve the performance. It's also hoped that the current AIM protocol plugin, which utilises the TOC protocol, will be replaced with an OSCAR version. The move from the TOC protocol to OSCAR will mean features such as reading away messages, file transfers and avatar support will become available. Version 0.5.x will consist o ...

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Miranda IM, Miranda IM - Connectivity, Miranda IM - Development history, Miranda IM - Early days, Miranda IM - Version 0.1.x, Miranda IM - Version 0.2.x, Miranda IM - Version 0.3.x, Miranda IM - Version 0.4.x, Miranda IM - Future plans

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AOL Instant Messenger's installation process automatically installs a an extra URI scheme ("protocol") handler into some web browsers, so that URIs beginning "aim:" can open a new AIM window with specified parameters. This is similar in function to the mailto: URI scheme, which creates a new e-mail message using the system's default mail program. For instance, a web page might include a link like the following in its HTML source to open a window for sending a message to the AIM user notarealuser: <a href="aim:goim?screenna ...

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AOL Instant Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger - About, AOL Instant Messenger - AIM terminology, AOL Instant Messenger - AIM URI Scheme, AOL Instant Messenger - Spyware/Adware

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ICQ was developed in 1996 by Mirabilis, the creators of the first fully functional internet-wide Instant messanger comprising presence, buddy list and rapid messaging was founded by four young Israelis: Yair Goldfinger, Arik Vardi, Sefi Vigiser and Amnon Amir. After AOL bought it, it was managed by Ariel Yarnitsky and Avi Shechter. America Online (AOL) acquired Mirabilis on June 8, 1998 for $287 million in cash. On December 19, 2002, AOL Time Warner announced that ICQ had been issued a United State ...

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MSN Messenger is not the only instant messaging program available. Its most significant rivals are AIM (from AOL), ICQ, Google Talk, QQ, Skype and a myriad of other Jabber based clients. As of October 13th, 2005, MSN Messenger and former rival Yahoo Instant Messenger will join forces to create the second largest instant messenger userbase worldwide. For Windows and Linux users, an open source instant messaging client known as Gaim also exists. It does not yet have the level of functionality that MSN Messenger does, rather it focuses o ...

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Information on what advanced conferencing features each of the clients support. = With the Gizmo plugin. Note 1: MirandaComm plugin allows voice communcation between two Miranda users who have the plugin installed. Only tested with users of ICQ protocol. Note 2: There is a project called gaim-vv aimed at adding voice and video functionality. At the moment, it's being backported to the main Gaim source tree, and will be an official part of Gaim on version 2.0. [5] See also:

Comparison of instant messengers, Comparison of instant messengers - General information, Comparison of instant messengers - Operating system support, Comparison of instant messengers - Protocol support, Comparison of instant messengers - Features, Comparison of instant messengers - Advanced conferencing

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QQ has faced many criticisms and controversies. QQ - Keyword Filtering. In August 2004, QQ Games start to filter keywords such as "钓鱼岛" (Senkaku Islands) and "保钓" (Keeping the Senkaku Islands). This act caused much controversy and Tencent had since lifted the filter. QQ - QQ Group Real Name Scheme. July 21, 2005, Tencent announced its intention to follow orders set by Shenzhen Police and enforce the requirement of real names for all the administrator and founde ...

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QQ, QQ - Usage, QQ - Usage outside China, QQ - Client, QQ - Development, QQ - Naming, QQ - Membership, QQ - Versions, QQ - TM, QQ - Commercial Service, QQ - Merchandise, QQ - Controversies and Criticisms, QQ - Keyword Filtering, QQ - QQ Group Real Name Scheme, QQ - QQ levels, QQ - Plagiarism, QQ - Adult Materials on QQ.com, QQ - Resource Hungry

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There have been several attempts to create a unified standard for instant messaging: IETF's SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and SIMPLE (SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leverage), APEX (Application Exchange), Prim (Presence and Instant Messaging Protocol), the open XML-based XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), more commonly known as Jabber and OMA's (Open Mobile Alliance) IMPS (Instant Messaging and Presence Service) created specifically for mobile devices. Most attempts at creating a unified standard for the major IM providers (AOL, Yahoo! and Microsoft) have failed and ea ...

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It is estimated that there are over 150 million QQ users in China. As of 5 March 2005, there are an average of 9 million people online at any one time on the Mainland China server. QQ - Usage outside China. Outside of China, QQ usage is extremely limited, except in South Africa, where it has been used for at least two or three years and has inspired a song by local band The Finkelsteins called "QQ Me". QQ is only used by people who want to communicate with people inside those countries. Examples include ex ...

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QQ, QQ - Usage, QQ - Usage outside China, QQ - Client, QQ - Development, QQ - Naming, QQ - Membership, QQ - Versions, QQ - TM, QQ - Commercial Service, QQ - Merchandise, QQ - Controversies and Criticisms, QQ - Keyword Filtering, QQ - QQ Group Real Name Scheme, QQ - QQ levels, QQ - Plagiarism, QQ - Adult Materials on QQ.com, QQ - Resource Hungry

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MSN Messenger is not the only instant messaging program available. Its most significant rivals are AIM (from AOL), ICQ, Google Talk, QQ, Skype and a myriad of other Jabber based clients. As of October 13th, 2005, MSN Messenger and former rival Yahoo Instant Messenger will join forces to create the second largest instant messenger userbase worldwide. For Windows and Linux users, an open source instant messaging client known as Gaim also exists. It does not yet have the level of functionality that MSN Messenger does, rather it focuses o ...

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MSN Messenger, MSN Messenger - Version Overview, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 1, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 2, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 3, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 4.6, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 5, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 6, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 6.1, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 6.2, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 7.0, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 7.5, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger QFE Patch, MSN Messenger - MSN Web Messenger, MSN Messenger - Windows Live Messenger 8, MSN Messenger - Protocol, MSN Messenger - Games, MSN Messenger - Applications, MSN Messenger - Activity SDK, MSN Messenger - Competition, MSN Messenger - Criticism

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Yahoo! Messenger - Windows. Prior Releases — Undocumented 7.0.0.426 — August 8, 2005 Renamed to "Yahoo! Messenger with Voice" Drag-and-drop photo sharing Drag-and-drop file sharing PC-to-PC calling Voicemail Ringtones Yahoo! 360 integration Pop-up Contact Cards Spam Reporting New tabs New emoticons Archive updates LiveWord ...

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Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger - Yahoo Rooms, Yahoo! Messenger - Latest Releases, Yahoo! Messenger - Windows, Yahoo! Messenger - Mac OS X and Mac OS 8/9, Yahoo! Messenger - Unix, Yahoo! Messenger - Feature & Release History, Yahoo! Messenger - Windows, Yahoo! Messenger - Plugins

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AOL Instant Messenger's installation process automatically installs an extra URI scheme ("protocol") handler into some web browsers, so that URIs beginning "aim:" can open a new AIM window with specified parameters. This is similar in function to the mailto: URI scheme, which creates a new e-mail message using the system's default mail program. For instance, a web page might include a link like the following in its HTML source to open a window for sending a message to the AIM user notarealuser: <a href="aim:goim?screenna ...

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AOL Instant Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger - About, AOL Instant Messenger - AIM terminology, AOL Instant Messenger - AIM URI Scheme, AOL Instant Messenger - Spyware/Adware/Viruses

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Viewpoint Media Player is a program that is installed during the installation of AOL Instant Messenger that is a plugin for displaying graphical content in the software's own proprietary format. According to the software's end user license agreement, Viewpoint Media Player collects usage information and forwards it to Viewpoint servers. Each installation of Viewpoint Media Player contains a unique alphanumeric identification number that c ...

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AOL Instant Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger - About, AOL Instant Messenger - AIM terminology, AOL Instant Messenger - AIM URI Scheme, AOL Instant Messenger - Spyware/Adware/Viruses

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AOL's OSCAR network protocol used by ICQ is proprietary, but a number of people have created more or less compatible third-party clients, including: Adium - supports ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN and Jabber, for Mac OS X Ayttm - supports ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, and Jabber centericq - supports ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC and Jabber, text-based Easy Message (http://www.easymessage.net/) - Small instant messenger (250kb), supports MSN, AOL, ICQ, and Yahoo. Fire - supports ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, a ...

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ICQ, ICQ - Features, ICQ - History, ICQ - Other products, ICQ - Clients, ICQ - Films

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The protocol is closed and Microsoft has made two attempts of locking out third-party clients by requiring data transformed by the use of hash functions when connecting. However, both algorithms have been reverse engineered. The winks have a digital signature, which the official client always checks. It will not play winks that are not signed by Microsoft. Ever since MSN Messenger has been released, it has been targeted entirely towards Windows users, leaving Mac users with a limited featureless client, only allowing them to chat with ...

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MSN Messenger, MSN Messenger - Version Overview, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 1, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 2, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 3, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 4.6, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 5, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 6, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 6.1, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 6.2, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 7.0, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger 7.5, MSN Messenger - MSN Messenger QFE Patch, MSN Messenger - MSN Web Messenger, MSN Messenger - Windows Live Messenger 8, MSN Messenger - Protocol, MSN Messenger - Games, MSN Messenger - Applications, MSN Messenger - Activity SDK, MSN Messenger - Competition, MSN Messenger - Criticism

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Information on the instant messaging protocols that each client supports. Note 1: Plugin available [3] Note 2: Plugin available Note 3: Interoperability with proprietary protocols can be achieved using server-side gateways (so-called transports) in Jabber. Note 4: Plugin available, but requires Skype to be installed. Note 5: LAN and chat protocols supported for Miranda include NetSend, WinPopup, Nov ...

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Comparison of instant messengers, Comparison of instant messengers - General information, Comparison of instant messengers - Operating system support, Comparison of instant messengers - Protocol support, Comparison of instant messengers - Features, Comparison of instant messengers - Advanced conferencing

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The operating systems the clients can run on without emulation or compatibility layers. Note 1: The Mac OS X version must be self compiled, and will only run with an X server and GTK+ installed. Note 2: Requires ANSI terminal. See e.g. Windows ANSI driver problem on how to load ANSI.SYS. Note 3: MSN Web Messenger can be used with a compatible browser and valid Microsoft Passport Network account. Note 4: Numerous talk/ytal ...

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Comparison of instant messengers, Comparison of instant messengers - General information, Comparison of instant messengers - Operating system support, Comparison of instant messengers - Protocol support, Comparison of instant messengers - Features, Comparison of instant messengers - Advanced conferencing

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