ICQ doesn't work right ? Msgs not always received ? WTF

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  • Brujah
    Beer Money Baron
    • Jan 2001
    • 22157

    #1

    ICQ doesn't work right ? Msgs not always received ? WTF

    Anyone have trouble with ICQ not sending or receiving messages ? Maybe if you're offline, or someone isn't in your contact list, or some other reason ? I know I'm not the only one that misses messages that have gotten sent to me, and then other times I send messages that don't get received. Whats the deal ? Is there an incompability issue with different versions of ICQ, or maybe the Trillian users, or other ?
  • Ted
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2001
    • 830

    #2
    I had problems with trillian dropping ICQ messages, havent tried it for over 6 months though.

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    • Alky
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2002
      • 5651

      #3
      also if they have url's in the messages, they dont always go through.

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      • galleryseek
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2002
        • 8234

        #4
        yeah i hate icq. gotta use it tho cause thats what most webmasters use. :[

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        • EscortBiz
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          • May 2002
          • 19422

          #5
          its bad sometimes people think i ignore them but i just did not get a message, but then i add them and it works

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          • Jak
            So Fucking Banned
            • Apr 2002
            • 1143

            #6
            Latley ICQ has been a pain in the ass.

            Half the time when I log in I get pelted with messages that people sent at some point (that I've already read), and then I keep getting the same messages when I log in later. Soime of them I've gotten 10 times already.

            Also, I've noticed lately while talking with people that they'll say "you there?" even though I've been sending messages. Turns out they didn't get any of them, and there's to me get skipped too.

            Dayum. Irritating.

            Jak

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            • bikinihouse
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2002
              • 843

              #7
              The newest version of ICQ seems to be working great for me! Specially on my new cpu.

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              • Brujah
                Beer Money Baron
                • Jan 2001
                • 22157

                #8
                Jak, aren't you getting my icq's ?!

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                • Apollo
                  Confirmed User
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 433

                  #9
                  I find that if the person isn't in my contact list, I maybe receive messages 50% of the time. I never receive messages with a url in them unless it's from someone in my contact list. I don't have any filtering in ICQ setup except to not receive mass messages sent by people not in my contact list.

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                  • ZoiNk
                    Confirmed User
                    • Feb 2002
                    • 2370

                    #10
                    The only times I have had problems with ICQ is when the person I am trying to talk to is using a mac version of ICQ. Sometime messages don't go either way with those people.
                    ZoiNk
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                    • Jak
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 1143

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Brujah
                      Jak, aren't you getting my icq's ?!
                      Sure I've been getting them... I've just been ignoring you.


                      Jak

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                      • kronic
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jan 2002
                        • 964

                        #12
                        If I'm not mistaken, the reason you wouldn't receive SOME of the messages from people NOT in your list is they are sending you a url.

                        I believe this is spam prevention, if you will, put in place by ICQ specifically for that purpose.

                        I do notice however, if I'm adding someone to my list, half the time the "server fails" so I half to reboot ICQ. Once I do that, the "server" works just fine.

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                        • pixelminx
                          Confirmed User
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 522

                          #13
                          Yep, been having trouble too. I use ICQ Lite.
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                          • XXXPaysiteDesign
                            Confirmed User
                            • Mar 2002
                            • 2201

                            #14
                            I've been having trouble too..
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                            • juicylinks
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Apr 2001
                              • 122992

                              #15
                              same here i got probs with it too

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                              • Spunky
                                I need a beer
                                • Jun 2002
                                • 133978

                                #16
                                Format c:\ immediatley

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                                • Lane
                                  Will code for food...
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 8496

                                  #17
                                  if you receieve a msg from someone not in your list and if there is a url in it, it most likely not gonna get to you because of all the spam protections they got... and trillian may not be uploading your list to icq database, so it could be a problem

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                                  • shunga
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Apr 2001
                                    • 994

                                    #18
                                    I think it does help when the person you're messaging is in your contact list. But even so I'm still seeing a lot of messages not go through. What I find especially frustrating is that often the same message won't go through. I can re-send the same message two or three times, and it never goes through, yet other messages sent around them get through. And they don't contain URL's, either. I can only assume it's an issue with different versions of ICQ as it seems to come up from time to time.
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                                    • funkmaster
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Sep 2001
                                      • 7938

                                      #19
                                      yes, can confirm that all.

                                      ... logging in most of the time I receive 2 month old messages

                                      ... some people are not able to receive messages when containing url“s

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                                      • Shark
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Feb 2002
                                        • 205

                                        #20
                                        I had this problem ages ago when I was running 99b

                                        I found an independant ICQ forum site where there were tonnes of posts about this bug.

                                        Apparently it was a deliberate attempt by ICQ to force users of the older versions to upgrade to the newer versions that contain the ads.

                                        It was said that the ICQ servers had been modified to drop a percentage of the messages sent by older versions of the program, thus pushing those people to upgrade.

                                        I upgraded to the latest version and used the adbusters crack and havent looked back, the new versions are much better when you disable all the extra crap that you get by default.

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                                        • stanton
                                          So Fucking Banned
                                          • Jun 2002
                                          • 2640

                                          #21
                                          You need to buy a short ICQ number...

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