Re: New install, new to Licq & Linux. I get 00:47:47: [ERR] Unknown sign on error: 0x1C

Anders,
As an addenda, I installed the version 3.1.5 that the synaptic package 
manager had on file.
Al Rowe

Anders Olofsson wrote:
>
> Al wrote:
>> I think I have it correctly installed, but I'm still learning my way
>> around.Licq initializes, but doesn't display my registered old ICQ
>> number, which I added.  When I try to change status, I get 00:47:47:
>> [ERR] Unknown sign on error: 0x1C.  What is it, and how can I fix it?
>> Thanks,
>> Al
>>
>
> Hi,
> this sounds like an old problem that appeared sometime last year, so 
> I'm guessing you're using an old Licq version. This problem is due to 
> a change in the ICQ servers so you either need a newer version of Licq 
> or you need to patch the old version.
>
> The login problem was corrected in Licq 1.3.6 but we very much 
> recommend the latest version so try to get Licq 1.3.7 directly.
>
> If a newer version is not an option for you, then patches are 
> available for Licq 1.3.4 and 1.3.5 from the news entry (link below). 
> Note that this requires you to recompile Licq and if you're going to 
> recompile, you might as well compile a newer version instead.
>
> News entry with patches for old releases:
> http://www.licq.org/blog/news/2008-07-02-IcqLoginProblems
>
> /Anders
>