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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 year 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.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hell I still remember my Nintendo Power membership number.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I couldnt remember mine if you put a gun to my head, and it was only 5 digits

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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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