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Topic: ICQ
Expert: Joerg Droege
Date: 5/3/2008
Subject: Doesnot connect
Question
I had been interacting most freely on ICQ. I made many friends. Just for past 1 month, I am out of touch. My PC does not connect. I donot know what is happening.
I tried reformatting. I did not help.
I open www.chat.icq.com then go to a chat room, then type in my Nick.... and then it opens the Chat window - but all the time says --- Not connected -- trying. Pl help.
Answer
Hello Viv!
Thanks for your question!
What most people do not understand is: ICQ Chat is nothing more than a server in the IRC network (check wikipedia for "IRC"!)
I suggest using an IRC client instead to connect to the ICQ chat server/room. Nice is e.g. is http://www.xchat.org/
But I think this is anyway becdause something blocks communication throught port 6666 which is the port IRC uses to connect and communit.
See the grea article at HowStuffWorks to understand what a firewall is and how it works: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm
Please check that no firewall blocks this communication!
IRC is NOT ICQ! ICQ is this: http://freealternative.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/icq6.png
And it's an instant messanger. See more at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging
Hope this helps!
All the best!
Bye!
Joerg´
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