{{Short description|CLI-based instant messaging client}} {{refimprove|date=May 2010}} {{Lowercase title}} {{Infobox software | name = | title = | logo = <!-- Image name is enough --> | logo caption = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | screenshot = <!-- Image name is enough --> | caption = | screenshot_size = | screenshot_alt = | collapsible = | author = Matthew D. Smith<br/>Rico Glöckner<br/>Rüdiger Kuhlmann | developer = | released = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | discontinued = | latest release version = 0.7.1 <!-- If you update this, don't forget to update Comparison of instant messengers--> | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2010|03|20}} | latest preview version = | latest preview date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | status = | programming language = C, C++, Tcl | operating system = Linux, BSDs, BeOS, Amiga OS, Microsoft Windows | platform = | size = | language = | language count = <!-- DO NOT include this parameter unless you know what it does --> | language footnote = | genre = CLI Instant messaging client | license = GPLv2 | website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20160227025117/http://www.climm.org}} }} __NOTOC__ '''climm''' (previously mICQ) is a free CLI-based instant messaging client that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows (using either Cygwin or MinGW), OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX.
== Functionality ==
climm has many of the features the official ICQ client has, and more:
* It has support for SSL-encrypted direct connection compatible with licq and SIM. * It supports OTR encrypted messages. * It is internationalized; German, English, and other translations are available, and it supports sending and receiving acknowledged and non-acknowledged Unicode-encoded messages (it even understands UTF-8 messages for message types the ICQ protocol does not use them for). * It is capable of running several UINs at the same time and is very configurable (e.g. different colors for incoming messages from different contacts or for different accounts). * Due to its command-line interface, it has good usability for blind users through text-to-speech interfaces or Braille devices. <!--does this belong here?-->
climm also supports basic functionality of the XMPP protocol.
== History == ''Climm'' was originally developed as ''mICQ'' by Matt D. Smith as public domain software. Starting with mICQ 0.4.8 it was licensed under the GPLv2, not much of the original PD code remained since then. All later additions were made by Rüdiger Kuhlmann, in particular, the support for the ICQ v8 protocol. mICQ was renamed to climm ("Command Line Interface Multi Messenger") with version change to 0.6. CLimm was relicensed to include the OpenSSL exception.
== See also == {{Portal|Free and open-source software}} * Comparison of instant messaging clients
== References == {{reflist|30em}} ;Notes * {{in lang|de}} Andreas Kneib (Feb 2004) ''[http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2004/02/052-micq/index.html Der direkte Draht. ICQ in der Kommandozeile] (Direct Line. ICQ in the command line)'', LinuxUser
== Further reading == * Jonathan Corbet (February 18, 2003) [https://lwn.net/Articles/22991/ The trojaning of mICQ], lwn.net
== External links == * {{Official website|www.climm.org}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025835/http://www.climm.org/ICQ-OSCAR-Protocol-v7-v8-v9/ ICQ protocol page]
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Category:Instant messaging clients for Linux Category:MacOS instant messaging clients Category:Windows instant messaging clients Category:Amiga instant messaging clients Category:Free instant messaging clients Category:Cross-platform software Category:Free software programmed in C Category:Public-domain software with source code