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Yes, but to counterpoint that.. they don't store anything, anyway. They're simply protocols, a network and a login system.

• axod 18y ago
  most of them support offline messages as well.
  • ajkirwin 18y ago
    Yes, but that's more a temporary thing.
    • axod 18y ago
      Well if you also need permanent storage - logs for example - a DB is clearly not the right thing to use.
      • ajkirwin 18y ago
        Logging, in such a case, is usually done locally, not remotely. You're still not making much sense here, axod.