"ICQ: Where spammers & sickos come out to play!"commentsICQ
Opinion Summary
ICQ: Where spammers & sickos come out to play!
by Shampoo-Girl | Jan 29 '02
Pros: Everybody's using it.
Cons: Spam, frequent crashes.

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OVERALL RATING
Product Rating: 3.0



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Does that actually work? (Reply to this comment)
by siliconheroxl
I might try it (the redirect trick), but I'm worried that some of those people who send the spam messages may also get information about passwords for my website...
Oct 23 '02
9:07 am PDT

I have done that! (Reply to this comment)
by jlava73
Can't say it worked well but it mad me feel better
about all that incoming spam!
Wonderful Review
Jenn
Feb 19 '02
7:16 pm PST

Sounds like... (Reply to this comment)
by Tibullus
... you're using many chat protocols at once (as am I). I would suggest you check out Trillian (www.trillian.cc) which does all at once, and is actually rather usable (and in development, so getting better all the time)...

great review..

marc
Jan 30 '02
10:16 am PST

I would have liked (Reply to this comment)
by maceyr
more info on the program itself, like the features that are in ICQ, which makes it stand out or different from other instant messengers such as MSN, Yahoo, etc.

May
Jan 30 '02
10:12 am PST

Re: Re: Re: Great analysis. (Reply to this comment)
by Shampoo-Girl
Hmmm...usually I'd avoid opening any files from people I don't know. Normal chatting is ok but I tend to stay away from using a DCC connection. I've heard horror stories from friends who had their entire HD wiped out by viruses.
Jan 30 '02
12:39 am PST

Re: Re: Great analysis. (Reply to this comment)
by grimjack2
Don't get me started about the type of stuff I see being sent over the IRC. I use MIRC and am constantly getting sent that nasty virus that is sent in a .SHS file format disguised as something else.
Jan 29 '02
9:59 pm PST

Re: 2 reviews (Reply to this comment)
by Shampoo-Girl
haha....guess I am. After getting my 2 checks from epinions, I have decided to return.
Jan 29 '02
5:20 pm PST

2 reviews (Reply to this comment)
by nscanuck
in as many days. Are you coming out of retirement?

nscanuck :)
Jan 29 '02
4:40 pm PST

Re: Great analysis. (Reply to this comment)
by Shampoo-Girl
...thanks for your comment. COuld this ICQ script be similar to something like flooding or nuking on MIRC?
Jan 29 '02
4:34 pm PST

Great analysis. (Reply to this comment)
by grimjack2
I'm not saying that your crashes are caused by this, but there is (was) a way to cause another ICQ user's computer to restart among other commands, and you can even make a script so whenever they log on you can do it automatically.

That's a good line about comparing it to a Microsoft product. You are quite right in that it acts and is treated more like a Microsoft product than even Microsoft's chat program.
Jan 29 '02
4:27 pm PST