INSTALLING Be sure before installing that you have previously installed Net::ICQV5 module. After unzipping and untarring the distribution directory, you install the library by running these commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install NAME `Net::ICQV5' - Net::ICQV5 is a Perl module that allows your Perl programs to send and receive ICQ messages. SYNOPSIS use Net::ICQV5CD; $ICQ = new Net::ICQV5 ('icq4.mirabilis.com','4000'); $ICQ->login($uin,$password) || die "Couldn't log on."; $ICQ->logout(); DESCRIPTION Net::ICQV5 is a Perl module that allows your Perl programs to send and receive ICQ messages. Perhaps the most obvious use of Net::ICQ would be to write an ICQ client in Perl. Some other uses that people have come up with are: Allow a server or daemon to notify its administrator via ICQ when a critical error occurrs. Enable ICQ chat functionality where youd never thought of it before: MUDs, IRC bots, etc. DISCLAIMERS I am in no way affiliated with Mirabilis! This module was made without any help from Mirabilis or their consent. No reverse engineering or decompilation of any Mirabilis code took place to make this program. COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Sergei A. Nemarov (admin@tapor.com). All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. http://www.tapor.com/NetICQ/