LAN messenger
A LAN Messenger is an instant messaging program for computers designed for use within a single local area network (LAN).
Many LAN Messengers offer basics functionality for sending private messages,
History
A precursor of LAN Messengers is the Unix talk command, and similar facilities on earlier systems,[1] which enabled multiple users on one host system to directly talk with each other. At the time, computers were usually shared between multiple users, who accessed them through serial or telephone lines.
Novell NetWare featured a trivial person-to-person chat program for DOS, which used the [IPX/SPX] protocol suite. NetWare for Windows also included broadcast and targeted messages similar to WinPopup and the Windows Messenger service.
On Windows, WinPopup was a small utility included with Windows 3.11. WinPopup uses SMB/NetBIOS protocol and was intended to receive and send short text messages.
Windows NT/2000/XP improves upon this with
On Apple's
See also
- Comparison of instant messaging protocols
- Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
- Comparison of LAN messengers
- Friend-to-friend
- IRC on LANs
- Talker
- Windows Messenger service
References
- ^ http://osdir.com/ml/culture.internet.history/2002-12/msg00026.html Origin of 'talk' command
- ^ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137143 WinPopup Utility Not Supported In Windows NT
- ^ "Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears", microsoft.com
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- ^ "Can I use Windows Pidgin for Bonjour?", FAQ, pidgin.im
- ^ Mahmudin Ashar. "Use Pidgin for Chatting And Transferring Files on Local Network Without Internet Connection". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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