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IRC is still alive ;)

• CaptSpify 11y ago
  But it is the exception.
• bluedino 11y ago
  It's just a protocol. Like HTTP, FTP... It's not a client. It's not one companies servers. It's not anything like AOL IM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, PowWow...
  • pmlnr 11y ago
    And that is exactly why it's still alive.
    • lmm 11y ago
      AIM/ICQ is still alive. Yahoo! Messenger is still alive. MSN Messenger has a migration path to Skype. Doesn't seem like that distinction makes a lot of difference.