ICQ - 3.4.23

The last time this app was updated was in 2003 - that's coming up to 5 years. You cannot send/receive files with this app. About all you can do is chat. How lame is this? If you can't send or receive files like you can with the pc version, than this is a completely useless app. This developer clearly has abandoned Macs.
Total waste of time.

Even a year can be an eternity when considering software. As I write this, ICQ 3.4.23 is over three years old. Since new Macs are capable of running MS Windows, I doubt there is any incentive to ever write a new version of this.

I recently picked up an old PowerBook 3400 and upgraded it to OS 9.1 ICQ is the only IM service I use that I havn't had any luck in using on it.

ICQ's website is a big ugly non-userfriendly mess of a website. Finding info on getting an account or so much as Downloading a Mac OS anyversion ICQ client or how to retreive a forgotten password is like hunting for a needle in a haystack. I had to come here to VT.com just to get a downlaod..

Then I couldn't remember my pass so I tried to recover it and that didn't work. The website gave me an error. I know for a fact I was using correct info. It just couldn't for whatever reason actually send a new password to my e-mail after I went the trouble to fill out the forms.

So then I went into the ICQ program on my PowerBook and it coudln't get through when I tried to make a new ICQ#.

ICQ at one time many years ago was the only Instant Messanging client I used. With all the spam a lot of my friends stopped using it and I found myself using other IM services like AIM, YIM, and MSN. However I keep it for the one or two who still do. But all this is just making me think I should tell them to either get a different IM service or forget about talking to me.

Unless you need to use ICQ in a dire way, I suggest convincing your friends to switch to something better and forget about ICQ.

I also have been hoping to be able to send files to pc icq users to no avail. Authorizing also doesnt work between mac and pc users either in most cases and versions (including v3.4) which is a real hassle. option-return crashes the program...etc.etc. I am guessing that they are 'wanting' people to give up on it and move on to a better system. So thats what I've done. Better to 'help' them with their efforts to loose their users than to fight a loosing battle. best wishes.

How charming that AOL acquires this product only promptly to let it languish from neglect and inattention. Why does AOL not turn this over to another developer who will be more diligent in the ongoing support of this product? Answer -- because AOL wants ONLY to block all competitors. Sound like an monopolist we know?