micq - a portable ICQ Console Client
$Id: README,v 1.6 2001/06/12 16:19:05 kuhlmann Exp $

current Version: 0.4.7
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a) about mICQ

mICQ is a very portable ICQ Console Client originally
written by "Matthew D. Smith". mICQ is known to compile
on many systems, including (but not limited to) Linux,
BSD, BeOS, Windows and Amiga.

When the Author passed away 2001-01-05, some of us Users
overtook the "leadership" of the project and its now
actively developed by some of us Freaks.


b) Mailinglist

They are hosted by <rico@ukeer.de>, but might move to
sourceforge.

Currently you:
    post	   
                                           micq-list@micq.ukeer.de

    subscribe, unsubscribe, help
                   http://micq.ukeer.de/mailman/listinfo/micq-list

An Archive might be found at:
<http://micq.ukeer.de/pipermail/micq-list/>


c) Download

Primary Mirror
    http://micq.ukeer.de:/

CVS (do that only if you know what cvs is)
$ export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@mc.ukeer.de:/usr/local/cvsroot
$ cvs login
[leave password empty]
$ cvs -z9 co micq

(Yes: '$' is the Prompt only ;)

To prepare the maintainer generated files:
(You will need this only if you downloaded from CVS!)

$ ./prepare

This will run aclocal, autoheader, automake -a and autoconf. It requires
autoconf 2.50.


d) Compile

$ ./configure
$ vi include/micqconfig.h              (You might skip this step)
$ make
$ su
# make install


e) Usage

just type 'micq'
It will ask you for an UID (if you have none, just type '0') and a
Password.


h) You'll find original docs in the doc/ Subdirectory.

However, the README youre now reading is the latest one; you might find
invalidated Things in the old README.


i) NOTE!

mICQ is in a Phase of being re-organized, thus things may change
very fast. When in Doubt, have a Look at http://micq.ukeer.de/ or
email mc@verdinet.de or...
However, look out for announcements on Freshmeat.net.

We will see how the Future of mICQ looks.


		- Rico Gloeckner <mc@verdinet.de> 2000-05-23