[P1] Chats, was Re: [P1] net2phone like app for the mac ?

[Tom R. no spam]

Right, but how these--or any chats/instant messenger/etc--work,
I don't know anything about.  It's just that a Win- & Yahoo-using
friend was wanting me to IM with her and I didn't have any IM
to use so I'm starting to research it.  Among other things,
apparently you can send image files like digital photos using
the IM?  Anyone have any urls handy, for tech details how any
good IMs work?

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Richard McKay wrote:
 . . .
> Having said that I'll preach what I don't do...inform yourself what ports
> your chat app (and others) use and how the protocols are built up, use a
> firewall and exercise caution...especially in these days of "always on
> connections"
 . . .