by Gaelyne R. Gasson

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ICQ related Acronyms:

icq     Pronounced 'I Seek You'. 
        Some people refer to messages as "icq's".
msg     Message
uin     Universal Internet Number (or User ID Number)
nick    User Nick name
na      Not Available
occ     Occupied
ffc     Free for Chat
inv     Invisible
online  Online (you can only receive msgs if online) 
away	Away from the keyboard
auth	Authorise a user to contact you
url	Universal Resource Locator 
        (geek for Web page address)

Help Commands:

help          Get a list of help topics 
              (client, message, user account) 
help client   Lists micq related commands such as 
              quit, or clear screen. 
help message  Commands relating to sending ICQ messages.
help user     Commands such as adding, authorising or
              ignoring users.
help account  Commands for your ICQ account, password,
              and basic information. 

Password Commands:

pass <text>     Changes your password.     
reg <password>  Creates a new UIN with the given 
                password.

User Commands:

search <email address>  
        Search for an ICQ user with the given address.
update  Prompts you for information such as your 
        real name and Email address.
add <uin>   
        Add's user to your contact list.
auth <uin>  
        Authorise user to contact you.
w    	Displays current status of everyone in your
        contact list.
e	Displays status of everyone in your list
        that's online.
info <uin>  
        Displays general information about the user.
togig <nick>  
        Toggles ignore status for the nick name
        specified. Think of it as 'toggle ignore'.
i	Lists ignored users.
togvis <nick>  
        Toggles whether the user can see you as online
        or not. Think of it as 'toggle invisible'.

Status Commands:

change  Lists numbers for ICQ status (online, away, 
        invisible, etc)
change #  
        Changes status to the number specified 
        (# represents a number). 
Online  Online 
away	Away (useful when you go grab a coffee)
na	Not Available
occ	Occupied
dnd	Do Not Disturb
ffc	Free For Chat
inv	Invisible

Client Commands:

clear   Clears the screen.
auto    Shows your auto reply status
auto <on/off>  
        Toggles auto reply status on or off.
auto <status> <msg>	 
        Sets auto reply message sent for that particular 
        status (online, not available, etc.)

Example:
auto dnd Please, I'm trying to get some work done.

q       Quits program.
quit    Quits program.

Message Commands:

Note 'UIN' and 'NICKNAME' are inter-changeable with these commands.

msg nick/msg  
       Send a message to the user specified.

Example:
msg Gaelyne/Hi what's new?

r msg   Reply to the last message you've received.
a msg   Sends a new msg to the last person that 
        sent you a msg. 
msga    Sends a msg to everyone in your contact 
        list. (But don't, it's annoying).

Multi-line Message mode:

This lets you send a message that's more than one line long and is preferable for conversations.

msg <nick> <return>	
	Starts Multi-line mode.
.   	A "." on a line by itself sends the message.
#   	A "#" on a line by itself cancels the message.

Example:
msg Gaelyne
msg> This is the message I'm sending you.
msg> Pretty neat, huh?
msg> .