Also called "Chat Programs". These applications are installed on a PC by a user, and allow immediate "chats" between other users of the program. Some of these programs also allow audio or video conferencing as well as the ability to execute file transfers.
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Lirch is a full-featured IRC client written in 100% Java. It supports many features such as DCC Get/Send/Chat/Whiteboard, IRC colors, URL Hotlinks, CTCP, IdentD, Finger client/server, FServe, URL catching, logging, flood-protection, auto-ignoring, nick-completion, notify list, scripting (aliases,popups,events) and more.
