| Description:
This module tests the online state of any ICQ user and returns 1 for online or 0 for offline. It downloads the smallest ICQ online gif and analyses it to determine the online state of the user. No ICQ account is necessary. No ICQ server login is necessary. This makes it quick to return a result. It was designed to replace the trademark large ICQ flower GIF that ICQ promotes as a form of online test suitable for webpages because it didn't fit into the footer of my website. This was coded initially for my website and then developed into a useful Perl module registered at CPAN. Example uses: * In xhtml on a homepage to display your ICQ number in green if you're online or in the default colour if you're offline. * As an interface for ICQ cam live support. * To redirect email to an ICQ message if the recipient is online. SYNOPSIS use ICQOn; my $Online=Net::ICQ::On-> Test(<ICQ No./>); |
