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Formats for the storage or transmission of messages (singly or in groups) for electronic mail, discussion lists, forums, newsgroups, message areas of BBSs, etc. | Formats for the storage or transmission of messages (singly or in groups) for electronic mail, discussion lists, forums, newsgroups, message areas of BBSs, etc. | ||
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| + | == 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: | ||
| + | * [[Emoticons]] - smileys, frowneys, etc :-) | ||
| + | * [[Hashtags, at-signs, retweets, etc.]] - Twitterisms that often turn up elsewhere | ||
| + | * [[Txtspeak]] - various abbreviations sometimes used in chats | ||
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| + | == BBS Message Sections == | ||
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| + | * [[Fido BBS]] | ||
| + | * [[FidoNet message packets]] | ||
| + | * [[Opus BBS]] | ||
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| + | == Chat, Texting and Instant Messaging == | ||
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| + | * [[ICQ]] | ||
| + | * [[IRC]] | ||
| + | * [[Jabber]] | ||
| + | * [[SMS]] (text messaging on phones) | ||
== E-Mail == | == E-Mail == | ||
* [[Blue Wave]] | * [[Blue Wave]] | ||
| + | * [[Eudora]] | ||
* [[Internet e-mail message format]] (RFC 733/RFC 822/RFC 2822/RFC 5322) | * [[Internet e-mail message format]] (RFC 733/RFC 822/RFC 2822/RFC 5322) | ||
* [[Maildir]] | * [[Maildir]] | ||
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* [[QWK]] | * [[QWK]] | ||
* [[SOUP]] | * [[SOUP]] | ||
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| + | == Forums == | ||
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| + | * [[phpBB]] | ||
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| + | == Social Networking == | ||
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| + | * [[Facebook]] | ||
| + | * [[Friendster]] | ||
| + | * [[Myspace]] | ||
| + | * [[Twitter]] | ||
== Usenet == | == Usenet == | ||
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* [[Usenet message format]] ([http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc850 RFC 850]/[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1036 RFC 1036]/[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5536 RFC 5536]/[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5537 RFC 5537]) | * [[Usenet message format]] ([http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc850 RFC 850]/[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1036 RFC 1036]/[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5536 RFC 5536]/[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5537 RFC 5537]) | ||
* [[yEnc]] | * [[yEnc]] | ||
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Formats for the storage or transmission of messages (singly or in groups) for electronic mail, discussion lists, forums, newsgroups, message areas of BBSs, etc.
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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:
- Emoticons - smileys, frowneys, etc :-)
- Hashtags, at-signs, retweets, etc. - Twitterisms that often turn up elsewhere
- Txtspeak - various abbreviations sometimes used in chats
BBS Message Sections
Chat, Texting and Instant Messaging
- Blue Wave
- Eudora
- Internet e-mail message format (RFC 733/RFC 822/RFC 2822/RFC 5322)
- Maildir
- mbox
- Pegasus Mail
- PST - Outlook Personal Storage Table
- QWK
- SOUP
