Each of the three synchronous communication protocols listed below has its own distinct advantages and disadvantages.
Software is installed on a network.
Participants may also respond to each others messages. The DIWE software makes it easy to log conversations and print out logs in any popular word processing program. Logs can also be converted to HTML for publishing on the Internet, although file sizes may tend to be quite large. Similar discussion programs include Norton's Textra Connect and ConnectNet , a version developed for use on the Internet. Many of our open-use labs on campus are tied up by students communicating with other people on the Internet all over the world using IRC protocols.