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Time for an ICQ for the Fediverse? (aus.social)
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Time for an ICQ for the Fediverse?

Looks like ICQ is finally shutting down, just as interest in retro internet tools is growing.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

@fediverse #ICQ #Fediverse

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think XMPP will work from browser frontends without some kind of custom proxying interface to avoid blocked ports.

Matrix will, though, that's just JSON over HTTPS. I don't know if any services offer automatic Matrix accounts with Fediverse accounts, though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Every modern XMPP server supports XMPP over HTTPS (via BOSH or Websockets) and it works just fine.

But I wasn't actually taking about integrating it in the UI of the fediverse instance itself. Which would be nice to have, but really not vital at all if you have a nice mobile chat client.