4.0 Specs Software Link Ask the Expert Advertising Partners Online Archive Publishing Information Locations to Pick-Up Computer Source Magazine Instant Messaging Imagine. . . E-mail without spam. Instant E-mail, without the usual server delays of minutes to hours. Not Utopia, perhaps, but it's getting there. This is instant messaging, and it's going to sweep over us all.
Instant messaging picks up where chat rooms left off.
Once installed, the program adds you onto a server list and you are assigned an individual ID number. Then, depending on the program, you can either scroll through the server's list of subscribers or do searches for individuals. Establishing contact is as easy as clicking on their name. The recipient will see a message pop up on-screen alerting them to an incoming request. If no live session is initiated, an E-mail message can be left for when the person next logs in.