hi chuck, well it helps to know that, i was trying everything to get it to work. it sounds like a good group of people have taken over the micq project, so maybe they can figure it out. sure hope so! i am glad that all of us can pull together in a few of these groups and help each other with all of this. i plan to upgrade my linux soon to the 8.0 version of slackware, i have enjoyed running the version of 7.1 thanks to all i feel this is a greate group randy On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > Hi Randy, > Yes, Mirabilis is the culprit. They have upgraded their protocol and have > introduced incompatibilities with all earlier software. Windows users are > expected to upgrade to ICQ2000, but Linux users are out of luck until the > developers can figure out the new protocol and upgrade the several client > programs. There are four Linux ICQ packages I know about, and from their > mailing lists, all but one is having the same problem. The one that has > already implemented the new protocol unfortunately is a GUI package only, > so it does not help speech users. > > Mirabilis says there are no Linux clients for ICQ, and Windows users can > upgrade free, so - case closed! > > Chuck > > > On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, randy turner wrote: > > > > > > > hi all, > > i have upgraded to the latest version of micq, > > i can recieve messages but i can't send messages, > > also i get old messages when i log in, > > my question is is did they do an upgrade on there server that micq does > > not have yet? > > if wso it looks like the linux bunch of us are locked out once again > > thanks to all > > randy > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
