TOC
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TOC (Talk to OSCAR) is a simplified, publicly documented protocol once used by AOL Instant Messenger clients to communicate with AOL’s messaging servers.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instant messaging protocol
→
network protocol → |
| abbreviationOf |
Talk to OSCAR
→
|
| allows |
third-party AIM clients
→
|
| associatedWith |
AIM clients
→
AOL Instant Messenger → |
| category |
AOL protocols
→
instant messaging technologies → |
| comparedTo |
OSCAR protocol
→
|
| designedBy |
AOL
→
|
| documentationStatus |
public specification available
→
|
| fullName |
Talk to OSCAR
→
|
| hasProperty |
publicly documented
→
simplified → text-based → |
| isSimplifiedVersionOf |
OSCAR protocol
→
|
| maintainedBy |
AOL
→
|
| origin |
America Online
→
|
| replacedBy |
OSCAR protocol
→
|
| scope |
client-to-server communication
→
|
| status |
obsolete
→
|
| supports |
buddy lists
→
chat messages → error reporting → instant messaging → sign-on and sign-off → user presence → |
| transportProtocol |
TCP
→
|
| usedBy |
AOL Instant Messenger clients
→
|
| usedFor |
communication with AOL messaging servers
→
|
| usedIn |
early 2000s
→
late 1990s → |
| usedOn |
Internet
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
AOL Instant Messenger
→
|
protocolUsed |