Chapter 7. IRC, ICQ, and Chat Clients
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The Internet has become popular because it makes communication so easy and accessible. It is now one of the world's largest distribution channels for all types of communication. There are many different ways to communicate via the Internet. The World Wide Web serves as a great way to simultaneously distribute information to a large group of people, whereas email is an excellent channel for both personal communication as well as group communication. However, neither the Web nor mail are very well suited for interpersonal, real-time communication. For that reason, several protocols and programs have been created to suit this ...
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