RFC1756 REMOTE WRITE PROTOCOL - VERSION 1.0. [c. 1995/01/01]

RFC1703 Principles of Operation for the TPC.INT Subdomain: Radio Paging -- Technical Procedures. [c. 1994/10/01]

RFC1312 Message Send Protocol 2. [c. 1992/04/01]

RFC1159 Message Send Protocol. [ 1990/06/01]

Instant Messaging: No Longer Just Chat ( Sixto Ortiz ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2001-03)

Keeping Non-Corporate Instant-Messaging Alive? [2001/11/06]

SMS vs. E-mail? [2001/07/01]

Instant Messaging Standards that Avoid SPAM? [2001/04/29]

Suggestions For Pagers? [ 2000/09/29]

Secure Instant Messaging Systems? [ 2000/09/23]

Alternatives To Microsoft Passport? [ 2000/07/06]

Unified Instant Messaging Clients? [ 1999/12/16]

Secure Real-time Communication? [ 1999/09/29]

Alternatives to TiK? [ 1999/09/04]

Whatever happened to JABBER ? [ 1999/07/05]

Are there Linux Alternatives for AOL's Instant Messenger? [ 1998/12/30]

mesg(1) - display (do not display) messages from other users {oss}

rwall(1) - send a message to users logged on a host {oss}

wall(1) - write a message to users {oss}

write(1) - send a message to another user {oss}

rwalld rpc.rwalld(8) - write messages to users currently logged in server {oss}

jaim - blah blah. jaim is an aol instant messenger client written in perl for the console! {BSD-like}

aimbot - An automated service for AOL Instant Messenger with several useful (?) features. {(L)GPL}

Kit AIM Client - AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client for KDE 2 {(L)GPL}

esms -- send SMS to mobile phones - esms is a simple program to send SMS (short messages) to mobile phones. It'll split big messages into many fragments, which are later sent with error control. {(L)GPL}

Net::Jabber - This is a set of Perl modules that allow you to access the Jabber Instant Messaging. These modules provide you access to creating/receiving messages, writing clients, add Jabber to an existing application, or writing a Transport/Agent for a Jabber ser {(L)GPL}

kxicq2-0.0.6 - ICQ client for KDE2

gtk+licq-0.51_1 - Gtk+ plugin for licq

gicq-0.33 - GTK based ICQ program

ja-gicq-0.33 - GTK based ICQ program

licq-base-1.0.4 - A popular ICQ-compatible plugin-based program

micq-0.4.8.3 - Text-based ICQ implementation

ja-micq-0.4.3 - Text-based ICQ implementation

licq-console-1.0.4 - Ncurses-based console plugin for Licq

p5-LJ-TextMessage-1.4.1 - Perl5 interface to send text messages to phones/pagers

hx-0.7.14 - A text based Hotline (http://www.bigredh.com) client for Unix

xmsg-1.0 - The X11R4 version of xmessage updated for X11R5 and renamed

gmessage-0.2 - Gtk+ clone of xmessage. displays a given text in a X11 window

everybuddy-0.2.1b6 - A "chat" program that combines AIM, ICQ, and Yahoo! Chat into one

aim-1.5.234 - AOL's Instant Messenger (AIM) client

ari-yahoo-1.9 - A console Yahoo! messenger client

fugu-1.1.8 - A graphical client for the Gale instant messaging system

gabber-0.8.6_1 - Gabber: The GNOME Jabber Client

gale-0.99e - A secure instant messaging system

icqmail-1.2_1 - A simple ICQ->Email gateway

kannel-1.0.3 - WAP / SMS Gateway

orville-write-2.53 - Advanced replacement for write/mesg

sms_client-3.0.2 - A simple UNIX SMS client to send messages to phones or pagers

smssend-2.9 - A tool to send a SMS to any GSM

spat-1.0 - A lightweight Intranet Messaging Application for GNOME desktop

ymessenger-0.93.0 - Yahoo! Messenger - Instant messaging client

msend-3.0 - A client and server for the RFC1312 message protocol

licq-base-1.1.0-20020312 - A popular ICQ-compatible plugin-based program

gnugadu-0.2.0 - A GaduGadu client for X11/GTK

ickle-0.2.2 - ICQ2000 protocol implementation

kinkatta-1.01 - An AOL instant messenger client for KDE

licq-qt-gui-1.0.4 - Qt plugin for licq

kmsn-0.2 - An MSN instant messaging client for KDE

pl-sms-1.8.9h - Send SMS to cellular phones in Poland (Idea, ERA, Plus)

ko-gaim-0.57 - Gtk+ open-source 'clone' of AOL's Instant Messenger client

vicq-0.4.1 - A text-based ICQ implementation

rmsg-1.64 - A network messaging system.

tik-0.89 - A Tcl/Tk based AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Chat Client

zh-cless-290 - A better pager utility (and it speaks Chinese)

qpage-3.2 - SNPP client/server for sending messages to an alphanumeric pager.

yaps-0.96 - Yet Another Pager Software: send messages to pager (SMS, TAP, ...)

nwrite-1.9.2 - Improved, recipient configureable replacement for /usr/bin/write

licq-0.61.tgz - ICQ clone for UNIX

licq-0.61.tgz - ICQ clone for UNIX

Cooledit - Full featured text editor for the X Window System {x,GPL}

SMS Client - Command line based utility which allows you to send SMS messages {GPL}

zICQ - A console ICQ clone based on mICQ. {GPL}

cicq - A command-line based icq client {GPL}

Clicq - Console based ICQ Clone {GPL}

Jabber - Instant Messaging Platform {GPL}

KXicq - The KDE ICQ clone {x,GPL}

mail2sms - Convert a mail to a short message {GPL}

Praya - Unified, flexible, extendable, simple, universal messaging client. {x,GPL}

GTKYahoo - GTK based Yahoo! Pager client {x,GPL}

LinPopup - Linux port of Winpopup, running over Samba. {x,GPL}

gaim - GTK based AOL Instant Messenger {x,GPL}

gtkmotd - Displays message of the day in an X window {x,GPL}

SMSLink - Client/server gateway to the SMS protocol {GPL}

Micq - Publically available ICQ clone for the console

tnt-1.9.1 - Amateur packet radio terminal program for TNC2, AEA PK232 and PK88 {}

CommuniGate Pro - Industry-standard internet messaging server {Free Trial}

GHX - GTK clone of the Hotline software {Shareware}

NetPlug - extensible network client {x,unknown}

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) {x,unknown}

bip - Send messages to pagers using the Internet {Freeware}

naim-0.11.2 - Curses based AOL Instant Messager implementation

KiT {OpenSource}

GtkICQ - GtkICQ is a clone of Mirabilis' ICQ program based on Gtk/GNOME [X] {GPL}

licq-0.61.tgz - ICQ clone for UNIX

HCP - A protocol for every form of human communication over networks [X] {GPL}

Applications and Utilities

libfaim - Library used for building AOL Instant Messenger clients of any sort; handles all the low-level protocol issues letting the client just implement a user inferface. Compiles on most UNIXes, Linux, as well as Win32. {(L)GPL}

firetalk-0.0.11 - A multi-protocol chat/instant messaging library

p5-Net-ICQ2000-0.2.1 - A perl5 module for ICQv7 protocol realisation

libicq-0.33 - Library to add ICQ communication support to your software

libkmsn-0.1 - KDE-based library to provide instant messaging API for MSN

libwnck-0.8 - Library used for writing pagers and taskslists

libicq-0.33.tgz - library to add ICQ support to your software

Libraries and Functions

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Real-Time Conferencing - real-time (multi-directional) discussion and data transfer, including Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Internet Phone, Videoconferencing

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