Centericq for Windows 4.21

Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu and Jabber protocols. Actually, it was written since I didn't find any usable software of this kind that would suit me perfectly. Brief list of program's features follows.

# Text mode user interface

* Based on the ncurses library
* Provides windows, menus and dialogs
* Configurable color schemes
* Ability to use the program remotely via telnet or ssh
* Configuration is done with dialogs
* Support for displaying Hebrew and Arabic texts
* UI messages translated into 15 languages

# General instant messaging features

* ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu and Jabber are supported
* Sending, receiving and forwarding events
* Command line parameters for sending events through an already running instance
* Mass-sending events
* Contact list groups support
* Configurable sounds for specific events and users
* External programs to process incoming events
* Viewing users' personal data
* Updating self user info
* List of ignored users
* Configurable servers' hostnames and port numbers
* Ability to use http proxy (method CONNECT; optionally with proxy auth) to connect to IM servers

# ICQ support

* Sending and receiving messages, URLs, contacts and SMSes
* Receiving e-mail express and web pager messages
* Delivery of SMSes through e-mail gateways supported by Mirabilis
* Sending SMSes to any phone numbers, feature to send from the command line
* Searching for users by their UINs, through White Pages and by keywords
* Random chat: searching for availble persons and setting own chat group
* Registering of new UINs
* Setting own and reading others' away messages
* Server-based contact lists
* Controllable visibility and invisibility for specific users
* Peer-to-peer port range specification

# Yahoo! support

* File transfers
* Conferencing
* Fetching of custom status messages
* Typing notifications
* Searching for users through directory

# Jabber support

* Users directory search
* PGP encryption for messages
* SSL secured connections
* vCard information: both fetching and updating
* Registration on services supported by server
* Invisible mode
* Groupchat

# IRC support

* Support for private and channel-wide chat
* Showing IRC contacts on the list as well as detecting their being online
* Advanced user listing modes
* NickServ authentification support
* File transfers
* The PING command
* Password protected channels

# Integrated client for LiveJournal

* Posting of entries into a journal
* Friend list management tools
* Notifications about new entries in friends' journals
* Notifications when someone adds or removes your account from their friend list
* Notifications about birthdays of LJ friends

# Other

* Integrated RSS-feeds reader
* Builds and works under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Sun Solaris, Windows and MacOS X/Darwin
* Script for migrating contact list and history from licq, kxicq2, gnomeicu and micq
* Logging of program's actions
* Re-reading the configuration on-fly if changed
* Extensive and interesting documentation
* The friendly and active users community at the centericq.de fan-club site

Requirements:	No special requirements
Release Date:	December 10, 2012
Platforms:	Win95, Win98, WinME, Windows2000, Windows2003, WinNT 4.0, WinXP
Keyword:	Center Icq,  Chat,  Chat Client,  Icq Client,  Message,  Text Im Client
Users rating:	0/10