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There is no `best' ICQ client--quality is in the eye of the beholder.
Since you haven't given us your quality criteria, I can't say what's the best *for you*, but worth trying out is: gaim, centericq, icqlite. I've tried the two first (sticking with the 2nd until), and I was very satisfied w. both.
centericq currently connects me to login.icq.com:5190; I wouldn't know about file transfers though.
But why not use, you know, the File Transfer Protocol? That's what it's there for
icq needs java, at least thatīs what my boy says. He wants to use icq to chat to his friends. He tried to download java for Linux, but it wouldnīt install. Iīm not there to do it for him. Does Gaim come with all thatīs necessary? We are using Fedora 3 at the mo.
Any tips would be welcomed!
Originally posted by Pedroski icq needs java, at least thatīs what my boy says. He wants to use icq to chat to his friends. He tried to download java for Linux, but it wouldnīt install. Iīm not there to do it for him. Does Gaim come with all thatīs necessary? We are using Fedora 3 at the mo.
Any tips would be welcomed!
If you install KDE, you can find KOPETE there for chatting in icq.
I'm using debian, when I installed Gaim it also works for icq without any problem.
One doesn't need Java to chat via ICQ. Maybe to chat on ICQ with a client written in java (-applet), but not generally. ICQ is just a protocol, after all.
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