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For some unbeknowned reason to me, Kopete 0.8 simply hangs - sort of like a windows application which is "not responding", when I try to connect to ICQ. All i can do is a "killall kopete" and restart.

Other protocols such as MSN does not do this. The output of the terminal is as follows, and to me provides no conclusive problem for the crash.

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kopete: [void ICQAccount::slotGoOnline()] 21662040: Was OFFLINE, now connecting
kopete: [virtual void ICQAccount::connect()] accountId='21662040'
kopete: [virtual void ICQAccount::setStatus(long unsigned int, const QString&)] new status=0, old status=0
kopete: [virtual void ICQAccount::setStatus(long unsigned int, const QString&)] calling connect(), outgoingStatus=0
kopete: [void ICQAccount::connect(long unsigned int, const QString&)] accountId='21662040', status=0, awaymessage=
kopete: [void ICQAccount::connect(long unsigned int, const QString&)] 21662040: Logging in as 21662040
kopete: [void OscarSocket::doLogin(const QString&, int, const QString&, const QString&, const QString&, long unsigned int, const QString&)] Connecting to 'login.icq.com', port=5190
kopete: [void OscarSocket::doLogin(const QString&, int, const QString&, const QString&, const QString&, long unsigned int, const QString&)] emitting statusChanged(OSCAR_CONNECTING)
kopete: [void OscarAccount::slotOurStatusChanged(unsigned int)] Called; newStatus=10
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Ahhh.... I have just found the problem...
I needed to open port 5190 on my firewall, and allow icq access to the internet .

Maybe this will help other people later