Web Server Tools PC Magazine Reviews Firefly Passport Firefly Network Inc. Company Finder Profile Click on the items below to shop, compare and buy. Firefly Passport Firefly Passport is the only product here without client software. The instant messaging features are Web-based. You get a personal Web page, a Flymail box, and access to chat rooms and bulletin boards.
Users wanting to send files or URLs are out of luck.
Web-based instant messaging is slow and clunky and cannot be recommended. Yet Firefly offers some unique personalization features, making it useful for meeting like-minded individuals. Though Firefly Passport keeps track of friends who are online, it does a better job of linking like-minded strangers. Personal Web pages let members tell a little about themselves, and a user directory is searchable by interests. 1999 ZD Inc.