BitlBee HowTo
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As strICQ v1 stopped working here, and v2 is far from usable
I've been looking for a replacement. Jabberwocky was my first bet but the setup is not really userfriendly.
So I was surprised to find a file approaching aminet without any other public announcement in the news:
Now there is a MorphOS-Version of bitlbee available at /comm/irc/bitlbee_0.85a.lha
Bitlbee is a server and you install it by giving the details to your TCP/IP program:
Services: bitlbee 6667/tcp
InetD: bitlbee stream tcp nowait root <path to bitlbee>:bitlbee.exe bitlbee
Create a directory in envarc: and env: named 'bitlbee'. It's used for storing the user prefs and contacts. Make an assign 'bitlbee:' to the place you've installed the files to ...
Files required: bitlbee.exe help.txt
All other files are not needed.
Now you can connect to the server with eg AmIRC. Create a server entry for:
Server = 127.0.0.1 Port = 6667 Channel = #bitlbee
First steps:
1.) Register
After joining #bitlbee you will find two users in there: root and you. Think of a good password and type in the channel:
register <PASSWORD>
2.) Give details for ICQ
Type
account add oscar <UIN> <ICQ PASSWORD> login.icq.com
This will create the 'bridge' to ICQ .
3.) Save your details
Type
save
More Info: bitlbee.org
