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=== Programs ===
 
=== Programs ===

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Formats for the storage or transmission of messages (singly or in groups) for electronic mail, discussion lists, forums, newsgroups, BBSs, social networking, etc. See also Web, Address books and contacts.

Contents

Abbreviations, conventions, etc. in messaging

Online messages can be a language all their own, with different dialects for different types of messages, but often "leaking" from one service to another. Here are a few of the things to watch out for:

Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs)

If Google was an '80s BBS...

Programs

Networks and protocols

Chat, Texting and Instant Messaging

E-Mail

Standards and protocols

Specific programs

Forums

Secure messaging

Social Networking

Transfer Encodings

Usenet

Links

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox