Re: [newbie] I want to use Linux...Can someone help?

[Jerry Davis]

Russ Westbrook wrote:

> Guillermo,
>
> You said you use Linux for several different things, one of which was
> icq. Are you referring to the program that allows people to know when
> another gets on line then chat together? I use this program allot in
> 98 and am really going to miss it when I make the final jump. I wrote
> to Miribalis (spelling) and they informed me that no Linux version is
> planned. If this is the program you are using, may I ask how you are
> using it under Linux?
>
> Thanks
> Russ

I tried the Java version of ICQ for awhile. It is big and slow. I have
also used licq, kicq, and icqnix. licq is the best at this time, IMHO.
The others all worked fine for basic messaging...licq keeps adding
features in short time frames.