MICQ(1)

NAME
micq - a small, text mode ICQ client

SYNOPSIS
micq [-v] [-f filename]

DESCRIPTION
mICQ is a text based ICQ client supporting many of the ICQ features provided by the client by Mirabillis. Micq allows to change the user password, create new accounts, updating user info, search other users, etc.

OPTIONS

-v [level]
    Set verbose mode, or set verbosity to level.

-f filename
    Use filename as the rc file.

-l file|dir
    Use file as file to write log into, or use dir as a directory to create per user log files in.

-?, -h
    Print usage.

FEATURES
mICQ is very portable and has run on Linux, DOS, OS/2, Win32, BeOS, AmigaOS, GNU HURD and any other modern unix system. mICQ version 0.4.8 is known to run on Linux, GNU HURD and other unices. However, the other ports may or may not still work and anyone wishing to test them is welcome to.

HISTORY

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.

MAILING-LIST
The micq mailing list is micq-list@mc.ukeer.de. Information about subscribing and archives is available at http://micq.ukeer.de/pipermail/micq-list/.

DOWNLOAD
Via HTTP from http://micq.ukeer.de/download.html.
To get the newest version from CVS, enter
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@micq.ukeer.de:/usr/local/cvsroot login
empty password, hit enter
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@micq.ukeer.de:/usr/local/cvsroot -z3 co micq

SEE ALSO
micqrc(5), micq(7)

FILES

~/.micqrc
    Old configuration file for mICQ - obsolete.

~/.micq/micqrc
    Configuration file for mICQ.

PREFIX/share/micq/*.i18n
    Internationalization files containing translations of all strings mICQ outputs.

~/.micq/i18n/*.i18n
    Local overrides for the files above.

~/.micq/history/
    Default location of directory where log files are created in.

BUGS
Send bug reports or comments to Rico Glöckner <mc@verdinet.de>, UIN #99798577, or Rüdiger Kuhlmann <micq@ruediger-kuhlmann.de>.

AUTHOR
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.