Like everyone else:  Pidgin.  Don't use it for ICQ myself, but do use it 
for Yahoo and Facebook with great results.

-forrest

Vitaliy wrote:
> Can anyone recommend an alternative ICQ client? I mean the software, not the 
> service.
>
> I had to install the standard ICQ client recently, and hate it with a 
> passion. The animated ads slow down my remote desktop connection, the 
> interface is designed for the 3-7 y.o. target audience, and it hijacked the 
> Ctrl-Shift-I shortcut key ("unindent" in MPLAB).
>
> I know there are tons of alternatives out there. Please only recommend a 
> client that you (or someone you know) used and liked.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Vitaliy 
>
>   

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