Hi Folks.
I  @Macarlo, just tested here on Warp 4 FP6 the ICQ/2 Beta. I downloaded this soft by Ed Ng (icq2b153i.zip, 292,5K) from Hobbes and it have several enhacements. ICQ/2 is a ICQ client for OS/2 that finally provides a full 32 bit multithreaded OS/2 PM application without the complexity of IRC and the limitations of other chat tools.

- My main goal of ICQ/2 is to provide OS/2 users with a decent client comparable to, at least, the Java version of ICQ. It's something I'm doing out of my spare time and I'm not charging for it. Don't expect anything too glamerous, I don't like the idea of incorperating useless features (such things like skins and other cosmetic effects) while main features haven't been implemented or totally working and bugfixed. So please don't send me any e-mails telling me it's ugly or you want skin support, I probably won't even read the whole message if you do -- at least not until ICQ/2 is out of beta/testing. - saids the author.

Photo above shows ICQ/2 Beta installing on @Macarlo's Warp 4.0

Features:

* Full 32 bit multithreaded OS/2 PM Application
* ICQ/2's display lets you know whether your
pals are on- or off-line and what their status
is: Available, Do Not Disturb, or Away.
* Adding new friends is easy: a wizard searches
ICQ's database by name, e-mail address, and
ICQ number.
* Font styles and text and background colors can
be changed by Drag-n-Drop from the desktop.
* Supports direct and server side messaging
* Support for unlimited text in messages
* Built in Message and chat logging
* Auto authorization for new users to contact list.
* Internet IP detection
* ICQ Sound Events

Photo above shows ICQ/2 configuration box started on @Macarlo's Warp 4.0. Note the ICQ/2 object on ODP pro Launchpad, at right corner.

What's new in this release 1.503i - Oct 27, 1999

New and fixes

- rewrote the contact list file :
- contacts are now stored in icqlist.dat
- support for extended ICQ info
- file versioning (for easy upgrades)
- autoconversion from old list
- fields are now all variable length, supporting up to 32768 char's

- upgraded from ICQ protocol V2 to V5
- searching UIN's should now work properly
- bad password warning
- multipackets (can recieve messages of any length from ICQ server)
- packet encryption
- anti-spoofing from server
- various little fixes
(thanks goes to Matthew Smith, author of MICQ)

- switched compilers from gcc/emx to VisualAge 3.08
- got rid of the need for any external DLL's
(this increases EXE size, but it's worth it)

- password is now hidden
- random crashing due to old contactlist fixed
- added "move contacts to the top when online" and "show only online contacts"
- added the ability to turn authentication on/off
- added ability to authenticate users
- added notice when someone else adds you (current, ICQ/2 doesn't tell the
server when you add someone, but that is in the works)
- added file-transfer code (disabled - needs more testing)
- fixed new UIN creation
- changed Info/Modify dialog for future support of extended info
- added the ability to query server for info on a user
- fixed auto-relogin (?)
- added a queue'ing system when communicating with the server, now whatever
you send to the server is almost garuntee'd to get there
- fixed a problem when contact list was empty (none in list)
- alot of various bug fixes


Known bugs/non-features:

- stop when searching doesn't work (disabled)
- Status Box and main ICQ button now fixed width, could cause a cosmetic
problem
- problem with searching some UIN's with no info (nick, email, etc)
- chat doesn't work
- only basic info works on Query (Info/modify)
- running multiple copies of ICQ/2 will result in strange things happening
(I don't recommend it)
- there might be a problem with timeout and setting status (looking into it)
- alot of things still need to be implemented


1.503h (internal beta) - ?

- fixed online/offline detection of icq/2
- fixed a memory leak with the contact list
- added Enter on send for messages

CONTACT AUTHOR

Author's note
Please do not e-mail me asking how to use ICQ or how to create an account.
I'm going on the assumption that you already know what ICQ is and how to use
it. The amounts of e-mail I get each day are tremendous and alot of it I
can't reply to unless I want to dedicate my whole day to just replying e-mail.

Ed Ng
eng@hubcap.clemson.edu
Homepage: http://members.home.com/momotek/icq2

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