Miranda was awesome. Simple, light, native, and supported many protocols. I miss that kind of software on the desktop.

When I tried to reset my ICQ password they wanted me to message 5 friends and have them vouch for me, people with whom I haven't talked in 15 years.. otherwise they wouldn't unlock my account which is coincidentally, for some unapparent reason, in some sort of restricted mode where I can't send any messages. Support would not budge and unlock my account even after I provided ample proof.

Why is it more difficult to get back in to my 20 year old ICQ than it is to reset any other password I have, even "high security" sites like Bitcoin exchanges or Domain Name providers.

Same problem, and I had the password, but hadn't used it in forever... shame, 6-digit account iirc. But, realistically, haven't touched ICQ since around 2000 or so. I do wish a third party messenger not tied to a major social media chain could gain a hold again. Something that only acted as an exchange/email validation system... Actually, keybase could be a nice central verification tool for a distributed p2p client.

I thought I had forgotten it, but I could just recall it again.