Hey Femme. Well, I read both of your messages, and a bit confused.
>From the message below, it sounds as if you already have LICQ installed. The next email goes through and details how to install LICQ from binary. So do you have LICQ installed and can't configure? Or did you try and install it from another source to see if that fixed the problem? As for your message below. It's been a while now, but a majority of ICQ clients/clones have had problems sending messages, as well as recieving messages with any sort of regularity. It was the point that I was getting/sending messages that would arrive about 65% of the time. That's why I installed an IRC server on my network to talk to friends with. As for your inquirery below, nslookup is a Name Server lookup tool. You give it an IP address or a name, it then queries the default Name Servers to get your information back. However it's being slowly phased out. ---------------------------- $ nslookup icq.mirabilis.com Note: nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases. Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead. Run nslookup with the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing. Server: 68.42.244.6 Address: 68.42.244.6#53 Non-authoritative answer: icq.mirabilis.com canonical name = icq.fes.mirabilis.com. icq.fes.mirabilis.com canonical name = 1.fes.mirabilis.com. Name: 1.fes.mirabilis.com Address: 205.188.153.97 Name: 1.fes.mirabilis.com Address: 205.188.153.98 ---------------------------- Take not to the not just below the command. Host will give you the same basic information, however I've always liked nslookup. ---------------------------- $ host icq.mirabilis.com icq.mirabilis.com is an alias for icq.fes.mirabilis.com. icq.fes.mirabilis.com is an alias for 1.fes.mirabilis.com. 1.fes.mirabilis.com has address 205.188.153.97 1.fes.mirabilis.com has address 205.188.153.98 ---------------------------- Checking my LICQ configs, it's pointed to icq.mirabilis.com and default server port is 4000. BUT!! But, I really only have it on to tell me who's on line. It's good for that, but I don't think I've sent/recieved a message in quite some time. ---------------------------- [network] AllowNewUsers = 1 NumOfServers = 3 DefaultServerPort = 4000 #Server1 = login.icq.com Server1 = icq.mirabilis.com Server2 = icq2.mirabilis.com Server3 = icq3.mirabilis.com ---------------------------- If your ~/.licq/licq.conf doesn't look like that, give it a try. I've been on the LICQ mailing list for some time now. Why I'm still on there any more, I don't know. I used to test the CVS trees and all that good stuff, but then I gave up on LICQ due to the changes that AOL made. Hope that helps a little! tdh -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 -------------------------------------------------------------------- | I sent this *accidentally* to Ollie on the list :| | | *sigh* I feel stupid now but I still need help with this if possible? | | | > OK I've been reading the LICQ homepage FAQ. | > | > Helpful to a point. However my problem seems to be the one that comes | > with LM8.2 works but I cannot change the default servers. And if I do, | > they don't work. The solution *according to the FAQ* is to do thus: | > | > "This is a problem with the ICQ servers and people who use icq2000. For | > some reason a selection of the icq servers do not allow you to log on | > using another client after using | > icq2000. | > The solution? Edit ~/.licq/licq.conf and set the servers to be a valid | > icq.mirabilis.com ip except 205.188.153.*, e.g. 205.188.179.33. Try | > "nslookup icq.mirabilis.com" for more. | > This, hopefully, will make it work. In any case, it's not a LICQ | > problem, but a mirabilis stupidity." | > | > I understand the stupidity line. Thats about it ;0 | > | > OK so what's "nslookup" and how do I do it? How does it work & what do | > I do once it provides me with the information I need? | > | > FWIW, the windows clients connect to "login.icq.com" on port 5190. | > | > I set that info up in the ~/.licq/licq.conf file. It times out. I | > checked their bugsite and its pretty useless. It lists this as an open | > problem & thats all. | > | > The best suggestion they have is to upgrade to a newer version. Anyone | > using the new one? Does it solve this problem? | > | > Thx | > | > Femme | > | > *Sorry no humour today! read the Sig!* :) | > | > -- | > Good Decisions You boss Made: | > | > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that | > character from Peanuts." | > | > - Source: Dilbert `-------------------------------------------------------------------
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