Re: Linux ICQ client that doesn't suck?
* Benjamin Sommerfeld (benjamin.sommerfeld@innovidata.com) [Jan 18. 2002 02:59]:
> The only possability to use ICQ these days in Linux is by using a ICQ
> Java applet on the ICQ page. http://lite.icq.com
> They changed the protocol in their new Windows Client so none of the
> old clients is usable and there's no open source implementation of the
> new protocol out yet, so there can be no usable Linux Client to this
> day.
Some Linux clients *do* work with the new/changed protocol. I know
centericq 4.5.x does, at least. I haven't had any problems with it, but
I did have problems with others (like Licq).
See:
`ICQ Development with the ickle Library'
<http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/359/>
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