M I C Q

['Georgina']

Hi

Sorry, don't know what you are talking about?  The enquiry was how to
get started using micq, not how to install it.  Having said which, you
didn't state the
last time the package was was updated.

Next time, I'll wait for the icq expert to reply to an enquiry.

Gena



Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org

>Here we go again; more missinformation.
>go to http://www.micq.org and fetch down micq 0.4.10pl1 and
>compile it either with the debianization in the package or the ./configure mak
e make install
>stuff.
>It supports protocol v8; and even sending sms messages.
>It also lets you have multiple uins online at once and supports new
>update profile features.
>
>Regards, Kerry.
>On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 02:45:24AM +0100, 'Georgina' wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> >From what I can remember, vicq is very much the same as micq.  Its just
>> that Debian supports vicq because micq is no longer maintained, or
>> something like that.
>> 
>> Right you just start your client and it will prompt you for your uin
>> 'user id number'.  After which, you can save your configuration file so
>> that you don't have to enter your uin each time you start the client.
>> 
>> Once you are up and running, you add contacts.  You can type help and
>> get instruction like this:
>> 
>> vICQ>help add
>> Format: add UIN nickname
>> 
>> The w command tells me all my contacts and their on / off line status.
>> If I want to send one of them a message I type msg and either number or
>> the nickname I've assigned them.  By entering a full stop on a blank
>> line will send the message.
>> 
>> Gena
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org
>> 
>> >Hi all.  Am taking the plunge as I was interested in adding i c q.  I see 
>> >folks with i c q numbers, and was wondering how it works.  I believe I 
>> >entered the asked for info, and received a number back such as 
>> >1 6 4
>> >2 2 4
>> >7 8 1
>> >
>> >Could someone possibly jumpstart me with some beginner tutelage as to what 
>> >needs to be done for up and running??  Thanks.
>> >
>> >Once pushed in the right direction, sometimes I seem to be ok.  Thanks.
>> >
>> >
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