Comparison of instant messaging protocols: Difference between revisions

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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of [[instant messaging protocol]]s. Please see the individual protocols' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date.

==Initiative==

*[[.NET Messenger Service]]

*[[OSCAR_protocol|OSCAR (AIM and ICQ)]]

*[[TOC protocol]] (AIM)

*[[YMSG|YMSG(Yahoo! Messenger)]]

==General information==

==Third-party==

Basic general information about the protocols: creator, version, etc.

*[[Gadu-Gadu]]

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*[[Gale]]

|-style="background: #ececec;"

*[[Internet Relay Chat]]

!

*[[Jabber]]

!Creator

*[[Lotus Sametime]]

!First public release date

*[[PSYC]]

!License

*[[SIP]]

!Identity (not inc. alias)

*[[SIMPLE]]

!Asynchronous message relaying

*[[Voice over IP]]

|-

*[[Zephyr protocol|Zephyr Notification Service]]

!style="background: #ececec;"| [[Apple Rendezvous|Rendezvous]]

| [[Apple Computer]]

| [[August]] [[2002]]

| [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| [[Username]]@[[hostname]]

| bgcolor=#ffdddd | No

|-

!style="background: #ececec;"| [[Gadu-Gadu]]

| [[sms-express.com]]

| 17 [[July]] [[2000]]

| [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| Unique number<br />e.g. 12345678

| bgcolor=#ddffdd | Yes

|-

!style="background: #ececec;"| [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]]

| [[Jarkko Oikarinen]]

| [[August]] [[1988]]

| [[Open standard]]

| [[Nickname]]![[Username]]@[[hostname]]<br />(or "hostmask")<br />e.g. user!~[e-mail] <sup id="fn_1_back">[[#fn_1|1]]</sup>

| bgcolor=#ddffdd | Yes

|-

!style="background: #ececec;"| [[Jabber]]

| [[Jeremie Miller]]

| [[May]] [[2000]]

| [[Open standard]]

| [[JID]]<br />e.g. usr@a.b.c/home <sup id="fn_2_back">[[#fn_2|2]]</sup>

| bgcolor=#ddffdd | Yes

|-

*!style="background: #ececec;"| [[.NET Messenger Service]]

| [[Microsoft]]

| ?

| [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| [[E-mail address]] ([[Microsoft .NET Passport|.NET Passport]])

| bgcolor=#ffdddd | No

|-

!style="background: #ececec;"| [[OSCAR protocol]]

| [[America Online|AOL]]

| ?

| [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| [[Username]] or [[UIN]]<br />e.g. 12345678

| bgcolor=#ddffdd | Yes

|-

!style="background: #ececec;"| [[YMSG]]

| [[Yahoo]]

| ?

| [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| [[Username]]

| bgcolor=#ffdddd | No

|-style="background: #ececec;"

!

!Creator

!First public release date

!License

!Identity (not inc. alias)

!Asynchronous message relaying

|}

<cite id="fn_1">[[#fn_1_back|Note 1:]]</cite> In <tt>~[e-mail]</tt>, the <tt>a.b.com</tt> part is known as the "hostmask" and can either be the server being connected from or a "cloak" granted by the server administrator; a more realistic example is <tt>~[e-mail]</tt>.

<cite id="fn_2">[[#fn_2_back|Note 2:]]</cite> In <tt>usr@a.b.c/home</tt>, the <tt>home</tt> part is a "resource", which distinguishes the same user when logged in from multiple locations, possibly simultaneously; a more realistic example is <tt>[e-mail]/home</tt>

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