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Why were protocols like IRC and XMPP created after email if both can send messages? #69

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cirosantilli opened this issue Jan 27, 2021 · 0 comments
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Why were protocols like IRC and XMPP created after email if both can send messages? #69

cirosantilli opened this issue Jan 27, 2021 · 0 comments
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cirosantilli commented Jan 27, 2021 •
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It feels like the instant messaging pushes more functionality into the client: storage, direct peer to peer communication after initial connection setup. Why didn't they just extend email then is the question.
@cirosantilli cirosantilli changed the title Why were protocols like IRC and XMPP created in after email if both can send messages? Why were protocols like IRC and XMPP created after email if both can send messages? Jan 27, 2021
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