Quiet Internet Pager

{{Short description|Third-party closed-source freeware multiprotocol IM client}}

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{{Infobox software

|name = Quiet Internet Pager

|title = QIP

|logo = File:Logo new qip.gif

|logo caption =

|screenshot = File:Qip infium 9034.png

|caption = Contact list window of QIP Infium running on Windows 7

|author =

|collapsible = yes

|developer = Russian Internet Solutions, LLC

|released = {{Start date|2005|11|1|df=yes}}

|discontinued =

|latest release version = QIP 2012 — version 4.0 (build 9373) ({{Start date and age|2014|3|5|df=yes}})See [http://Download.QIP.Ru/2012/qip2012.exe QIP 2012 (latest version/build) Installer [from official QIP website]] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203020839/http://download.qip.ru/2012/qip2012.exe |date=2013-02-03 }} (.Exe) properties, at "Details" tab
QIP 2010 — version 3.1 (build 6936) ({{Start date and age|2011|12|9|df=yes}});See [http://Download.QIP.Ru/2010/qip2010.exe QIP 2010 (latest version/build)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404121726/http://download.qip.ru/2010/qip2010.exe |date=2016-04-04 }} Installer from official QIP website - .Exe properties at "Details" tabSee [http://QIPTester.Ru/distrib/qip2010_6936.exe QIP 2010 version 3.1 (build 6936)] Installer from QIP Nightly Testers web server - .Exe properties at "Details" tab
QIP Infium — version 3.0 (build 9045 nightly build 9) ({{Start date and age|2011|6|28|df=yes}});See [http://QIPTester.Ru/distrib/qipinfium9045n9.exe QIP Infium version 3.0 (build 9045 nightly build 9)]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529090834/http://QIPTester.Ru/distrib/qipinfium9045n9.exe |date=May 29, 2013 }} Installer from QIP Nightly Testers web server - .Exe properties at "Details" tab
QIP 2005 (build 8097) ({{Start date and age|2010|10|29|df=yes}})See [http://QIPTester.Ru/distrib/qip8097.exe QIP 2005 (build 8097)]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530045340/http://QIPTester.Ru/distrib/qip8097.exe |date=May 30, 2013 }} Installer from QIP Nightly Testers web server - .Exe properties at "Details" tab

|latest release date =

|latest preview version =

|latest preview date =

|programming language = Delphi

|operating system = Microsoft Windows

|language = QIP 2012 —
[English,
Russian,
German,
Slovak,
Czech,
Spanish,
French,
Portuguese (Brazilian),
Kazakh,
Ukrainian];[http://QIP.Ru/download_qip_2012/about QIP 2012 features // QIP.Ru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703140527/http://qip.ru/download_qip_2012/about |date=2013-07-03 }} {{in lang|ru}}
QIP 2010 —
[English,
Russian,
German];{{Cite web|url=http://qip.ru/download_qip_2010/about|title=QIP 2010 features // QIP.Ru|access-date=2021-11-28|archive-date=2013-04-17|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130417104850/http://qip.ru/download_qip_2010/about|url-status=dead}}
QIP Infium —
[English,
Russian,
Czech,
Slovak];
QIP 2005 —
[English,
Russian]

|genre = Instant messaging client

|license = freeware

|website = {{URL|http://welcome.qip.ru/im}} {{in lang|ru}}

}}

QIP ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|ɪ|p}};{{cite news |date=2009-11-03 |access-date=2009-11-03 |title=QIP pronunciation |publisher=Gramota.ru |language=ru |url=http://www.gramota.ru/spravka/buro/29_342132 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216125001/http://www.gramota.ru/spravka/buro/29_342132 |archive-date=2009-12-16 }} an acronym for Quiet Internet Pager) was a multiprotocol instant messaging client. It was a closed source freeware program originally developed by Ilgam Zyulkorneev.{{cite news |date=2009-11-03 |access-date=2009-11-03 |publisher=Yandex |title=Ilham Zyulkorneev, QIP, developer |url=http://news.yandex.ru/people/zjul1korneev_il1gam.html|language=ru}} In 2008 it was bought by RosBusinessConsulting media group and named most popular RBC service in 2009.{{cite news |date=2009-05-22 |access-date=2009-11-03 |publisher=Lenta |title=QIP named most popular RBC service|language=ru|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2009/05/22/rbc/}}

Features

A Softpedia review of QIP 2006 mentioned its unique feature (at the time) of tabbed message windows—instead of a message window for each chat session, one window with several tabs is shown. Since this feature's introduction, ICQ Version 6.0 now includes this feature, as do the multi-service clients Pidgin, Miranda NG, and Trillian. Other features include integrated mail.ru e-mail client, and a wider range of emoticons. QIP presents no advertisements in the application windows; this is described as a security advantage.Ilascu, Ionut (February 28, 2007). [http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/QIP-Review-48244.shtml "Lonely No More"] review. SoftPedia.com.

Versions

= QIP 2005 =

QIP 2005 was an alternative instant messaging client based on the OSCAR protocol. It has full support of ICQ and experimental support of AIM.

QIP 2005 did not properly support Unicode which caused issues when sending and receiving non-ASCII messages unless both users use QIP.[http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1645 Ticket #1645 (closed defect: fixed) ICQ Encoding Problems]. Pidgin.im Bug Report. June 12, 2006.

= QIP Infium =

QIP Infium was the second version of QIP. It features full Unicode support and is multi-protocol client, supporting the following protocols:

OSCAR: ICQ
XMPP, first stolen {{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} and only then licensed on Miranda NG Jabber Plug-in with preinstalled settings for QIP, LiveJournal, Google Talk
XIMSS (CommuniGate Pro IM and VoIP protocol) with preinstalled settings for QIP, SIPNET and Euroset
Mail.ru Agent
IRC (Additional plugin)

= QIP 2010 =

New version of QIP named QIP 2010 contained all features of Infium and interface of QIP 2005.

= QIP 2012 =

QIP Infium would attempt to reset Internet Explorer to use the search engine at the QIP homepage via OpenCandy. This feature could be disabled on the first attempt or by using the Add-on Manager under the Tools menu of Internet Explorer.