Comment Re:AIM or MSN -- neither are any good (Score 1) 381
Still, compared to most of the dominant software out there (particularly that of a certain monopoly) icq has pretty good code, especially for being the first major IM out there.. when it was first created i doubt the creators realized that enumerated uins were an open invitation for spammers.. now that such problems are known, the protocol could probably be perfected fairly easily.. but of course aol isnt interested in doing a crazy thing like that. No! they must add more features! like silly typewriter sounds! and ads! and memory leaks! oh, god yes! memory leaks! They cannot stop until every last icq user is forced to wallow in the degeneration of their crappy online service!
Because all the useful features and the same protocol were in icq98, the last version before aol took over, i just use that. if you're on windows, i recommend you do, too.. good luck finding it on the web, or (ha) on icq.com .
authors note: this is my first /. post. im a windows user, but im installing linux as soon as i get hd space (i promise!)
Because all the useful features and the same protocol were in icq98, the last version before aol took over, i just use that. if you're on windows, i recommend you do, too.. good luck finding it on the web, or (ha) on icq.com .
authors note: this is my first
