Systems: Presence

• who (1), utmp

  • Multiuser OSes log and report current logins

• finger

  • Returns last-seen, last-read, and .plan for username

• WhoDP

  • Switchboards maintain directory of clients; actual presence traffic redirected peer-to-peer

• AOL Instant Messenger

  • Centralized state server; client holds connection open

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