Well, I've tried it out and I must say a text based ICQ is wonderfull, no more 56 meg core files when ICQJava decides to puke on me. It doesn't have all the features of the regular version, and I think there might be a problem with other people adding you to their contact list, but it works great for sending messages. Hans -- Hans Umhoefer (spudling@acm.cs.umn.edu)