Several days ago I've seen one video at YouTube about ICQ revival project called KICQ. Some enthusiasts use their servers for connection by OSCAR protocol. So, if you have an old gadget which doesn't support New ICQ by Mail.ru, you can register new UIN at their server (195.66.114.37:5190) and log in using old clients like ICQ 2003, QIP 2005 etc.
After watching that video I decided to try it out. I installed ICQ 2003b on my WinXP virtual machine as it described at manual (http://narodweb.ru/kicq.html) and registration was easy. Later I installed old Kopete from KDE3 on my Raspberry Pi 2 and successfully logged in.
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is.
Re: KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
By: MRO to Andrew From Orel on Thu Jun 24 2021 08:25 am
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is. It seems to me there isn't a totally suitable replacement for internet messengers. Sure, you can text people on your phone, but you need their phone number (which people might not be willing to share all the time), and if you want to message people in other countries that way, your carrier might charge extra fees for international texting (or you might not be able to text internationally at all). There are apps like WhatsApp, that let you text people around the world for free, but you'd still be sharing your phone number (which you might not want to do).
One thing that was unique to ICQ years ago was its user profile and random user search feature. Years ago, I found people to talk to all over the world that way, and I thought that was pretty cool.
Re: KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
By: Nightfox to MRO on Wed Jul 07 2021 08:54 am
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is.
I'm somebody and I still use instant messaging - mainly Facebook's, to communicate with family members. That and iMessage. <shrug>
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digital man
I'm somebody and I still use instant messaging - mainly Facebook's, to communicate with family members. That and iMessage. <shrug>
it's not like aim or yahoo msger or msn, though. it's an additional feature on a social media site.
Re: KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
By: MRO to Digital Man on Wed Jul 07 2021 10:07 pm
I'm somebody and I still use instant messaging - mainly Facebook's, to communicate with family members. That and iMessage. <shrug>
it's not like aim or yahoo msger or msn, though. it's an additional feature on a social media site.
On my phone (or tablet) anyway, Facebook Messager is its own separate app (separate from the Facebook app). Still, I can only message Facebook members with it, but its similar to MSN or AIM in that regard. I don't see it as being different much at all.
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nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is.
I'm somebody and I still use instant messaging - mainly Facebook's, to communicate with family members. That and iMessage. <shrug> --
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is. It seems to me there isn't a totally suitable
maybe because people dont want to be instantly available, or they like to communicate like they do via snapchat and instagram and facebook.
On my phone (or tablet) anyway, Facebook Messager is its own separate app (separate from the Facebook app). Still, I can only message Facebook members with it, but its similar to MSN or AIM in that regard. I don't see it as being different much at all. --
I thought I had read a while ago that Facebook's Messenger app had become a more general messenger app and you could use it to message your phone contacts. I seem to remember it asking me for permission one time to access my phone contacts.
Originally I wondered why Facebook decided to make their messenger a separate app. It used to be that their mobile app allowed messaging other Facebook users directly from the app, but now it forces you to use their separate Messenger app. For that reason, I generally have been in the habit of using Facebook's web site (rather than their dedicated app) even on my smartphone.
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is.
I'm somebody and I still use instant messaging - mainly Facebook's, to communicate with family members. That and iMessage. <shrug> --
Yep, I use messenger and Skype for the most part.
Discord and Slack, while not technically instant messengers, also get heavily used.
It's nice being a "nobody".
nobody uses instant msging anymore.
I wonder why that is. It seems to me there isn't a totally suitable
maybe because people dont want to be instantly available, or they like to communicate like they do via snapchat and instagram and facebook.
You don't have to always be available to chat with those. I'd always sign out of the messengers when I wasn't available, and the messengers typically show your online/offline status.
Nightfox
Discord and Slack, while not technically instant messengers, also get
heavily used.
It's nice being a "nobody".
so why do you use 5 different things? why not use email, sms or just use one? ---
it's not like aim or yahoo msger or msn, though. it's
an additional feature on a social media site.
On 7/7/2021 8:07 PM, MRO wrote:
it's not like aim or yahoo msger or msn, though. it's
an additional feature on a social media site.
Aim and yahoo messengers were an additional feature for social media
sites. ;-) I think the rise and fall of XMPP had a lot to do with it,
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