IM allows Video calling, VOIP, On-line Gaming, Filesharing and the messaging system is instant whereas the E-mail protocol is not, each message is sent and stored in a server waiting for the receiver to download it from the server - a bonus side to this is that IM cannot receive the message from a cloud, the user has to be connected to the protocol in order to read the message.
very interesting!
ReplyDeleteYou've given me a real insight into the ease of instant messaging.
cheers man.
Is it a bonus or a disadvantage of not being connected in IM? I suppose you can't receive anything if you are not connected, but that's the whole point - I guess.
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