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In addition to instant messaging features similar to those offered by ICQ, it also offered (on Microsoft Windows) features such as: IMVironments (customizing the look of Instant Message windows, some of which include authorized themes of various cartoons such as Garfield or Dilbert), address-book integration and Custom Status Messages. The actual client, originally called Yahoo! Pager, launched on Ma and renamed to Yahoo! Messenger in 1999. Yahoo! Messenger dates back to Yahoo! Chat, which was a public chat room service. The service also offered VoIP, file transfers, webcam hosting, a text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories.

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Yahoo! Messenger was provided free of charge and could be downloaded and used with a generic 'Yahoo ID' which also allowed access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail. Yahoo! Messenger (sometimes abbreviated Y!M) was an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!.

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