GnomeICU is a GNOME application for connecting to AOL's ICQ instant messaging service or any other ICQ server. GnomeICU is an alternative to the original ICQ application by ICQ Inc. and strives for compatibility with it. Currently, it is based on the ICQ v5 protocol (following specifications by Matthew Smith), which is equivalent to the protocol used in the ICQ99b application.
The ICQ instant messaging service is free for all users. It allows you to keep in touch with people around the world via messages which they receive immediately if they're online (which is somehow similar to the traditional "pager" device). GnomeICU notifies you when your friends go online and allows you to communicate with them, via text messages, chats and by sending files.
To run GnomeICU, select GnomeICU from the Internet submenu of the Main Menu, or type gnomeicu on the command line. To start GnomeICU without the panel applet, type gnomeicu -a on the command line.
This document describes version 0.94 of GnomeICU.
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