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Rob van dam · Apr 8, 2005, 07:33 AM

Hi,
This is my second mac and when i was on the pc i mainly use to youse icq.Now since i chat doesnt support multiple networks and it doesnt seem the new version in tiger will.What does everyone recomend.From what i can see you actually need a .mac account for it to work and at $158 oz it's out of the question.

What do you recommend

proteus has a nice interface but who functional is it?

or should i go with audium.

or should i cut my losses and go with ichat.

Millennium · Apr 8, 2005, 07:52 AM

ICQ has a Mac client. It is, admittedly, not up to date relative to the PC clients, but it gets the job done. Most of the third-party IM clients also support ICQ, if you prefer to go that route.

You don't need a .mac account to use iChat, but it only supports the AOL Instant Messenger protocol at the moment, so you need either .mac or AIM. This will be changing in Tiger, when Jabber support is added. One of the things Jabber is famous for is its gateways which allow it to access other services, including ICQ, so in this way iChat essentially gets an indirect form of multi-protocol support.

Randman · Apr 8, 2005, 07:55 AM

Many people will also praise Adium.

TETENAL · Apr 8, 2005, 08:05 AM

You can get an .Mac trial account. Most features will expire after 60 days, but you can use it with iChat for ever without paying. You can also use an AIM account with iChat. You can reach ICQ users from iChat.

Rob van dam · Apr 8, 2005, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by Millennium:
ICQ has a Mac client. It is, admittedly, not up to date relative to the PC clients, but it gets the job done. Most of the third-party IM clients also support ICQ, if you prefer to go that route.

You don't need a .mac account to use iChat, but it only supports the AOL Instant Messenger protocol at the moment, so you need either .mac or AIM. This will be changing in Tiger, when Jabber support is added. One of the things Jabber is famous for is its gateways which allow it to access other services, including ICQ, so in this way iChat essentially gets an indirect form of multi-protocol support.

yeah i know that icq has a mac client but it isnt as fully featured as the pc version.

so u think 10.4 could bring icq to ichat.plus dont aol own ichat

Rob van dam · Apr 8, 2005, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by TETENAL:
You can get an .Mac trial account. Most features will expire after 60 days, but you can use it with iChat for ever without paying. You can also use an AIM account with iChat. You can reach ICQ users from iChat.

how do i enable icq with ichat

Randman · Apr 8, 2005, 08:17 AM

Originally posted by Rob van dam:
so u think 10.4 could bring icq to ichat.plus dont aol own ichat

In English, mate. Also, you sig at the bottom is spelled wrong.

Rob van dam · Apr 8, 2005, 08:24 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
In English, mate. Also, you sig at the bottom is spelled wrong.

what part

TETENAL · Apr 8, 2005, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by Rob van dam:
how do i enable icq with ichat

Just type in the ICQ number of your buddy.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...03062517051677

Randman · Apr 8, 2005, 08:32 AM

Apple an innovator in a world of Immitators.
And thats the bottom line!!!!!!!!!

Apple's an innovator in a world of imitators.
And that's the bottom line!

Those parts.

Millennium · Apr 8, 2005, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Rob van dam:
so u think 10.4 could bring icq to ichat.

Only indirectly, but yes. What you would need to do is set up an account on a Jabber server, point that account at your ICQ account, and point iChat at the Jabber account. You could then also point the Jabber account at any Yahoo, AIM, MSN, or other accounts you have, and access them all at once through iChat.

plus dont aol own ichat

They own AIM (and ICQ, actually), but they don't own iChat itself. iChat was developed with cooperation from AOL, such that iChat is one of a very small number of "approved" third-party AIM clients.

dice · Apr 8, 2005, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
Apple an innovator in a world of Immitators.
And thats the bottom line!!!!!!!!!

Apple's an innovator in a world of imitators.
And that's the bottom line!

Those parts.

Could it be like this instead:

Apple, an innovator in a world of imitators.
And that's the bottom line!

Rob van dam · Apr 8, 2005, 08:35 PM

I just signed up to an AIM account under ichat AND IT recognise my password any advice how to change it.I cant find it on the AOL site