1. A method for enabling a user logged in to an Instant Message (IM) network to utilize the IM infrastructure to access network resources, said IM infrastructure comprising a buddy list displayed to the user; said method comprising the steps of: mapping at least one of the network resources to an IM identity; displaying at least one of said IM identities as an entry on the buddy list; and, permitting the user access to said at least one network resource by IM communication with the displayed IM identity.