PwICQ

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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
   And there is more coming soon!

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: 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.

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License

  • Freeware.

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