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At myVine we want you to have the Internet Your Way. As a myVine member
you receive 5 free email addresses. We also have web-based email. Web-based
email allows you to check your email from anywhere by simply visiting www.myvine.com
and clicking on "email online." If you choose to use a hotmail
account, a yahoo account or an AOL Instant messenger Account you can still
use those with myVine. If you have never used these programs but you
would like to you can. Learn more about the features of these services
by clicking the topics above this paragraph.
Below are links to the biggest providers of instant messaging services and
descriptions of their services. All of the services have their own advantages,
but remember that they only work with users that have the same software
on their computers. All of the services listed are completely FREE TO DOWNLOAD
and use.
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AOL
Instant Messenger works with AOL users and other users who have
downloaded the AOL's Instant Messenger program. It uses the same Buddy
List system that AOL uses. AOL Instant Messenger is very popular among
ex-AOL users who want to keep in touch with their old AOL "buddies." |
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ICQ is the original
Internet messaging service. It has hundreds of thousands of users
all over the world. It offers a wide variety of features, including
file transfers, video conferencing, a reminder service and more. It
is the tool of choice for technically savvy users, but installation
and setup can be daunting to novices. |
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Yahoo!
Messenger is increasing in popularity as an alternative to ICQ
and AOL Instant Messenger. It notifies the user when new mail arrives
in his/her free Yahoo! Mail account, and allows communication between
other users of Yahoo! Messenger. |
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Microsoft
Messenger, or MSN, is a product of Microsoft. The key advantage
of MSN's product is its integration with AOL Instant Messenger, but
Microsoft has met with some resistance. MSN also allows users to check
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How does "chat" work?
One of the reasons you got on the Internet was to communicate with other
people. One of the most popular Internet pastimes is "chatting",
or exchanging text in real time with other users. There are countless chat
rooms available throughout the Internet, but most fall into one of two categories:
IRC: IRC (Internet Relay Chat) provides a way of communicating in real time
with people from all over the world. It consists of various separate networks
(or "nets") of IRC servers, machines that allow you to connect
to IRC. The largest nets are EFnet
(the original IRC net, often having more than 32,000 people at once), Undernet,
IRCnet, DALnet,
and NewNet. IRC requires
you, the user, to have a separate piece of software, called a "client"
to connect to IRC servers. IRC was created before the explosion of the World
Wide Web, and it is popular with long-time Internet users. www.irchelp.org
can help with a lot of beginner's questions about IRC chat.
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Web-Based Chat: As the popularity of the World Wide
Web has grown, new methods of connecting people have arisen. Many
Web site owners now offer chat rooms within their Web pages. |
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chat:
Yahoo! offers a long list of Internet services, including one of
the most popular chat services anywhere. All of the Yahoo! chat
rooms are browser-based, which means that you don't need any special
software on your computer to join in. Yahoo! may install a plug-in
to your browser, but any recent browser from Netscape or Microsoft
will work well. Click here to try it out. |
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mIRC offers one of the most popular programs for accessing
IRC Chat rooms. Their page at www.mirc.com also contains many valuable
links to help get you started on IRC. |
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