Briefly, yes, yes, and yes. It's a linux icq, it works OK, and Speakup gets along with it fine. It doesn't support things like file transfer, but centericq does. Centericq works OK too, but it takes a bit of getting used to how it's laid out. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV | History is made by stupid people. Email: davros at ycardz.com | Clever people wouldn't even try. Phone: (972) 276-6360 | If you want a place in the history books ICQ: 36621210 | Then do something dumb before you die.