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* [[FidoNet nodelist]]
 
* [[FidoNet nodelist]]
 
** [[FidoNet nodediff]]
 
** [[FidoNet nodediff]]
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* [[FIZ]] (archiver used with Maximus BBS software)
 
* [[FOSSIL]]
 
* [[FOSSIL]]
 
* [[Wazoo]]
 
* [[Wazoo]]
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* [[IMAP]]
 
* [[IMAP]]
 
* [[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)
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* [[List-Unsubscribe header]]
 
* [[Maildir]]
 
* [[Maildir]]
 
* [[MAPI]]
 
* [[MAPI]]
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* Lotus Notes
 
* Lotus Notes
 
** [[Notes Storage Facility]] (NSF)
 
** [[Notes Storage Facility]] (NSF)
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** [[Notes Structured Text]]
 
* [[Mailpile]]
 
* [[Mailpile]]
 
* [[Microsoft Entourage]]
 
* [[Microsoft Entourage]]
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** [[Outlook for Mac Data File]] (OLM)
 
** [[Outlook for Mac Data File]] (OLM)
 
** [[Outlook Item File]] (MSG)
 
** [[Outlook Item File]] (MSG)
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** [[Microsoft Mail]] (.mmf) [https://web.archive.org/web/20111103015607/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/about-microsoft-mail-and-outlook-HA001034780.aspx Discontinued in 2002]
 
* [[MLM]] (Novell Groupwise)
 
* [[MLM]] (Novell Groupwise)
 
* [[Outlook Express Database]] (DBX)
 
* [[Outlook Express Database]] (DBX)
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== Social Networking ==
 
== Social Networking ==
  
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* [[Discord]]
 
* [[Ello]]
 
* [[Ello]]
 
* [[Facebook]]
 
* [[Facebook]]
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* [[Instagram]]
 
* [[Instagram]]
 
* [[LinkedIn]]
 
* [[LinkedIn]]
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* [[Mastodon]]
 
* [[MySpace]]
 
* [[MySpace]]
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* [[nostr]]
 
* [[Pinterest]]
 
* [[Pinterest]]
 
* [[pump.io]]
 
* [[pump.io]]
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* [[Quora]]
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* [[Reddit]]
 
* [[Snake]]
 
* [[Snake]]
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* [[SSB (Secure Scuttlebutt)]]
 
* [[Tumblr]]
 
* [[Tumblr]]
 
* [[Twister]]
 
* [[Twister]]
 
* [[Twitter]]
 
* [[Twitter]]
* [[Reddit]]
 
* [[Discord]]
 
  
 
== Transfer Encodings ==
 
== Transfer Encodings ==
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This is an incomplete list. For more, see the main [[Transfer Encodings]] article.
  
* [[ASCII Encoded HP 48 Object]] (ASC)
 
 
* [[Base64]]
 
* [[Base64]]
* [[Crockford Base32]]
 
 
* [[MIME]]
 
* [[MIME]]
 
* [[MIME types]]
 
* [[MIME types]]
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* [[Xxencoding]]
 
* [[Xxencoding]]
 
* [[yEnc]]
 
* [[yEnc]]
 
See also the main article, [[Transfer Encodings]].
 
  
 
== Usenet ==
 
== Usenet ==

Latest revision as of 22:31, 28 August 2023

File Format
Name E-Mail, newsgroups, and forums
Ontology

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Formats for the storage or transmission of messages (singly or in groups) for electronic mail, discussion lists, forums, newsgroups, BBSs, social networking, etc. See also Web, Address books and contacts.

Contents

[edit] 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:

[edit] Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs)

If Google was an '80s BBS...

[edit] Programs

[edit] Networks, protocols and formats

[edit] Chat, Texting and Instant Messaging

[edit] E-Mail

[edit] Standards and protocols

[edit] Specific programs

[edit] Clients

[edit] Servers

[edit] Webmail services

[edit] E-mail archiving

[edit] Forums / web comment threads

[edit] Messaging service integration

[edit] Online Services

(the old, proprietary variety)

[edit] Secure messaging

See also Encryption, Security

[edit] Social Networking

[edit] Transfer Encodings

This is an incomplete list. For more, see the main Transfer Encodings article.

[edit] Usenet

[edit] Links

[edit] BBSing

[edit] Email

[edit] Newsgroups/Usenet

[edit] Social networking

[edit] Misc.

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