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mICQ − a small, text mode ICQ client
micq [−h] [−c] [−i <locale>] [−b <basedir>] [−f <configfile>] [−v[level]] [−l <logplace>]
mICQ is a text based ICQ client supporting many of the ICQ features provided by the client by Mirabilis. mICQ allows to change the user password, create new accounts, updating user info, search other users, send SMS, open direct connections, send acknowledged messages, transfer files, detect other user’s client, send UTF-8 encoded messages, execute arbitrary commands upon any event, etc.
−h|−−help
Display a short help text and exit.
−c|−−nocolor
Disable the use of color.
−i|−−i18n <locale>
Use the locale locale instead of the one derived from environment variables.
−b|−−basedir <basedir>
Specify basedir as the base directory where mICQ will look for its files, in particular its micqrc file.
−f|−−config <configfile>
Specify configfile as the configuration file to use.
−v|−−verbose[level]
Set verbose mode, or set verbosity to level.
−l|−−logplace file|dir
Use file as file to write log into, or use dir as a directory to create per user log files in.
mICQ is very portable and runs on Linux, DOS, OS/2, Win32, BeOS, AmigaOS, GNU HURD and any other modern unix system. mICQ version 0.4.10 is known to run on Linux, AIX, HPUX, Tru64, AmigaOS, partially BeOS and other unices. However, the other ports may or may not still work and anyone wishing to test them is welcome to.
16 Aug 1998
Matthew D. Smith releases micq unto the world. Followed by 12 dated releases until 25 Sept 1998.
05 Jan 2001
Matthew D. Smith died in a car accident. Users pick up where Matthew left off, formalize mICQ under the BSD license and restart the development of mICQ.
10 June 2002
Version 0.4.9 is released under the GPL licence, finally implementing the new version 8 of the ICQ protocol, done by Rüdiger Kuhlmann.
The mICQ mailing list is micq−list@micq.org. Information about subscribing and archives is available at http://www.micq.org/pipermail/micq−list/.
Via HTTP from
http://www.micq.org/download.
To get the newest version from CVS, enter:
cvs −d:pserver:anonymous@micq.org:/var/lib/cvs co
micq
micqrc(5), micq(7)
~/.micqrc
Old configuration file for mICQ − obsolete.
~/.micq/
The default base directory where mICQ looks for its files.
BASE/micqrc
Configuration file for mICQ.
BASE/i18n/*.i18n
Local overrides for mICQ’s translation files.
BASE/contacts/
Directory where meta data for contacts is stored.
BASE/history/
Default directory for log files.
BASE/files/
Directory where incoming file transfers are saved.
BASE/remote-control
Default location of the FIFO used for remote control.
PREFIX/share/micq/*.i18n
Internationalization files containing translations of all strings mICQ outputs.
Send bug reports or comments to Rüdiger Kuhlmann <micq@ruediger−kuhlmann.de> (in German or English).
This manual page was derived by James Morrison <ja2morrison@student.math.uwaterloo.ca> from the minimal man page written by Jordi Mallach <jordi@sindominio.net> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.
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