Bill, I downloaded the Jabber Windows Client. It seems a little primitive in features compared to ICQ but I had no problem connecting to ICQ using thier gateway and I like the idea of one program connecting to several services.

I read an article indicating AOL have already blocked Jabber from connecting to AIM, if that is the case, I'm surprised they haven't blocked ICQ too.

I notice a couple of people commenting on ICQ intefering with other programs. I have not experienced any such problems in the couple of years I have been using ICQ.

Jon