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:
- OS/2 version 4.0, FixPack 12 and Multimedia support
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4warp/
- MPTS 8610 (Recommended MPTS 8620)
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/
- HPFS partition
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
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:
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