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| | The story (and the protocols) behind instant messengers |
 | | You seem to have left Qnext out of your little article there, its a java-based multi-messenger, connects to the big four, plus IRC, as well as their own protocol. |
 | | Don't quote me but I think it has webcam support via their own protocol, and its available for Win, Mac and *nix. |
 | | It also has built in remote desktop control (windows only) and peer to peer (ie no filesize limits) file transfers, photosharing, user-hosted chat, and some simple games. |
| www.freesoftwaremagazine.com /articles/instant_messengers?page=0,2 (1462 words) |
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