ICQd - Unix ICQ Server

Start of the project 29 / 03 / 1999

Last update 16 / 09 / 1999

You can try our server on norad.dynip.com port 4000 ! Use a version 2 client.

     This page is there to support the development of ICQD, an ICQ server independent from Mirabilis. This server is currently under development. The primary goal of this server is that it has to work in a LAN, without an Internet connection, with any ICQ client (ICQ1.XX, ICQ9x, Licq, Micq, GtkIcq, Kxicq, JavaIcq, BeCQ...).

     The first beta version will be available soon (end of September I think). If you have information about the Mirabilis's ICQ protocol, please, mail us. It will be tested under Linux (RedHat) i386, NetBSD i386 and Digital Unix.

     We are 4 students from a french school in computer science (EPITA). This is a project we are making for our studies.

    You can contact us with UIN 48044907.

Current Status :

• A ICQd Register Tool is finished. Unix clients can't create new accounts. Now, with ICQd Register Tool you can create accounts from an Unix OS on any ICQ v2 server. We still have some problems with that tool. Sometimes it doesn't work. With 8 characters passwords, it seems to works better...
• The v2 ICQd Server is under developpement. The first working version is available for download below.
• Version 3, 4 & 5 will come after.

Downloads :

• You can download the version 0.95 i386 (Linux) of ICQd Register here. It works with the Mirabilis's server too : )
• Here you can download a zip which contains ICQ 1.111, 1.113 update and a .reg to redirect it to another server. You need to edit the .reg and change the IP of the server (default it is 192.168.0.1). The port is 4000. It seems the .reg doesn't work very well. Edit the register base manually to specify the ICQ Default Server.
• Here you can download the first v2 working server (0.1) ! Binary Linux i386 only. Sources will be available later... No time to write a doc by now. It seems to work with ICQ 1.111 - 1.113 (reg patched), Licq, ICQ Java for now.

                SYNOPSIS : serveur port [tty]

                port : usually 4000

                tty : optional. If you want an output on ttyp0, [tty] is p0. If you don't specify any tty, output is done on standard output.

What Works ?

• Register a new user
• Register an existing user
• Log a user (any status except Invisible)
• Get User Information
• Send User Information
• Search User from UIN, Nick, First Name, Last Name or email
• Communication between clients : )
• Offline messages
• Offline URLs
• Messages through server

In Progress

• Visible / Invisible
• Offline Authorizations

To Do

• Implementation of version 3/4 of the Protocol
• Implementation of version 5 of the Protocol
• Other features of versions 3/4/5

Here are some links for ICQ protocol documentation :

• ICQ Protocol page
• Micq developper's page
• ICQ Hacking Page
• Meistern's ICQ Hacking page
• Spy tool for ICQ
• gicqd
• ...

For any comment about this page, mail us.