ICQ will stop working on June 26. It’s encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company.

I stopped using ICQ in the very early 00s. I didn’t know anything of it still remained.

  • rottingleaf
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    1 month ago

    It had. This thing only has branding in common. A different protocol, a different set of features (no contact directory), and while they had the old database of everything, they deemed a good idea to not preserve it, so old UINs don’t exist.

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      1 month ago

      That’s a shame, I still remember mine. Weird how you can remember 7 random digits from 30 years ago…

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        1 month ago

        My 8 digit UIN has been used as a password for a lot of things

        Meanwhile I’ve no idea what’s my partners phone number

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        1 month ago

        I have some of mine somewhere with partial message history (in MS Access databases). But I don’t remember them.

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        1 month ago

        Hell I still remember my Nintendo Power membership number.