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Crackhappy ,
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Meanwhile IRC and Usenet are still doing fine.

Bishma OP ,
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Those are protocols, so the servers/services that run than can come and go. XMPP, which was at least inspired by ICQ, will probably be around forever, similarly.

rottingleaf ,

OSCAR is a protocol too. And there were ICQ servers to run locally back then too. There also was some "ICQ for business" or similar.

I've also learned yesterday that people responsible for Escargot (MSN server) have another project, NINA, for AIM and ICQ.

So maybe these things will be reborn.

They seem to aim for implementing all of the AOL suite functionality. Maybe after they achieve that we'll see Xtraz and contact directory from ICQ working again. If that happens, I'm going to cry for a few hours. EDIT: or weeks.

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

Used that when playing UO with buddies. Damn, now I feel old.

SturgiesYrFase ,
@SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml avatar

Fuuuuuuck... every once in awhile I'm like "I should bust out UO again!" But I can never recapture the magic that it once was for me.

Toes ,
@Toes@ani.social avatar

I don't even remember my numbers.

Most of my friends used aim or msn anyways

Matombo ,

somethingsomething-323-945

bjoern_tantau ,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

33214481

Never forgot my number. I wonder if it's still active.

sirboozebum ,

37571887

Forgot my password.

Been trying to work out what it was to login for years.

derpgon ,

304141822 same here, I try it from time to time in case I remember, but the mail is no longer available anyway.

el_abuelo ,

55499345

Why do I still remember this number.

MystikIncarnate ,

Because it's important.

romamix ,

They removed all the accounts without a linked phone number. So even if you'd remembered your password, chances to log in are about zero.

romamix ,

They removed all the accounts without a linked phone number. So even if you'd remembered your password, chances to log in are about zero.

derpgon ,

Sheesh, didn't know. Lost forever then.

Dultas ,

1441261, same the account had my college email which I no longer have access to for a reset :(

jpablo68 ,

I just logged with 77454405 and it still works. wow.

Dvixen ,
@Dvixen@lemmy.world avatar

245948 - buhbye!

Orbituary ,
@Orbituary@lemmy.world avatar
  1. RIP in peace.
someguy3 , (edited )

Uh oh!

*My favorite random icq sound finding it's way into music https://youtu.be/nZHFy3YfagU

Bonesince1997 ,

I hear you

Bishma OP ,
@Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

That's what my wife said when I told her.

mspencer712 ,

They probably got the sound file from the Visual C++ 4.2 CD’s samples folder. That’s where ICQ got it from.

someguy3 ,

Seeing as it's not in the official song, I think it's from a bad rip or something.

rooroo ,

Also this beat by little simz

Nurse_Robot ,

Damn, haven't used mine in about 2 decades, definitely can't remember anything about my profile to possibly access it

dan1101 ,
@dan1101@lemm.ee avatar

Same, I think my number would have been low because IIRC I was using ICQ with Trumpet Winsock on Windows 3.1.

martin ,
  1. I thought it had closed yeeeears ago.
jimerson ,
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19737181.. I recall it quicker than my phone number but haven't used it in over two decades.

PsychedSy ,

Same here lol. Sup 8 digit buddy?

jimerson ,
@jimerson@lemmy.world avatar

Life is great, even without ICQ!

piranhaphish ,

Uh oh

dan1101 ,
@dan1101@lemm.ee avatar

That used to scare the crap out of me when I had the volume up and wasn't expecting a message!

moorey ,

4066088, still works too!

sunbeam60 ,

Earlier than mine, I was 7 digits, but started with a 7 IIRC.

MystikIncarnate ,

Okay, can we all acknowledge that ICQ died when they nuked pretty much all of the accounts for no good reason?

While it's true it's shutting down, it was effectively dead for years. This is just the death rattle.

johannes ,

knock knock knock in the middle of the nicht because i forgot to turn off my speakers, and the whole household would wake up 😂

Oh wauw! I think ICQ 98b was the best version ever! Then everyone switched to MSN, and down hill went the internet (for me anyway)

nucleative ,

Icq was bought a while ago and the buyer nuked the original user database. Not long ago I found my login info saved on an old zip drive and tried it. Was hoping my old buddies might still be there, hahahah.

Nope, icq as most remember it was toast maybe a decade ago.

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