PwICQ

Description
Since a long time ago, OS/2 users are looking for a "usable" (native) ICQ client. The first one that appeared was ICQ Java, but ICQ Java become obsolete in a little time, since a Java version is not a priority to "those" that bought Mirabilis. Some time later, the very good text-based aICQ (Another ICQ Clone) appeared... It was a viable solution for some time, but it was a little weird to control, and there was some problems that make it crash several times...

When I was just thinking on quit searching, I discovered that Perry Werneck was just creating a new ICQ clone, 100% native OS/2 Application, that works perfectly well, and include some "non-regular" features also.

If you are an OS/2 and ICQ user, this is the program you need. It uses almost no resources and works very well... and is being developed day-by-day... it's an alpha version yet, so you are welcome to send your comments and bug reports also.

Features
At this time, version 0.29b of pwICQ complains with the version 5 of the ICQ protocol... it also includes these features (among others):
 * Basic ICQ message system
 * Urgent ICQ message system
 * Basic URL message system
 * Basic ICQ user modes
 * Authorization Request
 * Re-Connect with selectable timer
 * Hide IP Address
 * Refuse connections from unknown users
 * Away messages
 * Selectable browser to open "URL Messages"
 * Configurable general event sounds
 * Personal sounds (specific "user is online" messages for each user)
 * Enable/Disable sounds for each user mode
 * Auto change user mode on OS/2 lock
 * Definable helper applications
 * ICQ Chat with auto-hide and auto-show (only IRC-like mode at this time). Chat uses protocol v3, unencrypted
 * REXX Scripts on events and on ICQ Chat
 * "Master Options" to be used as template for all new users
 * Selectable translation codepage
 * Complete information section
 * Helpers optional for each user
 * Always accept/resume files optional for each user
 * Ignore messages from a specific user
 * Log messages from a specific user
 * Disable REXX Scripts for a specific user
 * Act always as "Visible" or "Invisible" to a specific user
 * Editable user information
 * Quote message (push F4)
 * File Transfers
 * WebAware feature
 * Add new users
 * Configuration for TitleBar controls
 * Update All Users on main menu
 * Auto-URL Message when an URL is in clipboard
 * Double Click Message for reply-quoted
 * Send buttons on message Window now are message-size sensitive
 * Main log feature
 * "Save Window Positions" feature

In Progress
These are the features being developed at this time (among others):
 * Netscape PlugIn
 * User DataBase backup
 * Bug Fixes
 * New User Search Engine

Requirements
The software requirements are: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4warp/ ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/ And, if you want to use DCPLUS 866<->1251 thru DCPLUS You'll need DCPLUS.DLL http://www.os2.spb.ru/software/stuff/dcpack/dcpack.zip
 * OS/2 version 4.0, FixPack 12 and Multimedia support
 * MPTS 8610 (Recommended MPTS 8620)
 * HPFS partition

The hardware requirments are:
 * 100Mhz 486 with 20 megabytes (RAM)
 * Video must support at least 256 colors
 * Modem or Cable connection

If you had tested it and it worked ok on a system which is "lower" than the said above, please contact me (page author).

Acknowledgment
Programming:
 * Perry Werneck

Alfa-Testing:
 * Dr. Slaughter (creator of most part of the scripts)
 * Lech Wiktor Piotrowski
 * Andrey Demidenko
 * Ricardo Mayrink
 * Henry Dario Rugel
 * Joao Luiz Pereira Junior
 * Teodulfo Pinto Kollar

Special Thanks to:
 * |Shake-Boom|, by send "gently" messages for Perry Werneck, "forcing" him to create an OS/2 ICQ clone able to ignore users.

License

 * Open Source - GNU GPL V2

Author

 * Perry Werneck

Links

 * pwICQ for OS/2 Preview (29-Oct-2002)
 * Source Code