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Overview

Odigo is a revolutionary product that adds a new dimension to Internet surfing. Odigo allows you to see whether other people are surfing with you and to communicate with them, if you wish. Odigo also lets you know which Web pages are popular right now and provides direct access to these pages. In this way, you get to see interesting, relevant pages which you may have never known about. Furthermore, if you are part of a Web community, Odigo allows you easy access to your community members and information.

Odigo adds value, fun and social networking to your Web surfing experience, allowing you to get the most out of the Internet and to meet new people too! What's more, your privacy is protected and you can remain completely anonymous.

Surfing the Internet can be a lonely activity. You sit in front of your computer, browsing to various sites and pages that you hope will contain the information you're looking for. You have no idea whether other people are browsing in the same sites or pages, and you also have no way of contacting them unless they are specifically your "friends" or unless you decide to go to a chat-room.

In addition, one of the most frustrating aspects of the Internet is that often you don't know what sites and pages are out there. If you are interested in a specific subject, you may not know where to find good, relevant sites relating to that subject. It's all very well to use a search engine to find sites about a specific subject, but you don't know which sites are of most value, how many other people are visiting the sites, what other people think of them, and so on.

Odigo provides the perfect solution. No longer will you be alone when you surf the Net. As soon as you install Odigo, you will be able to see and communicate with other users browsing in the same site/page as you, your community members or users with specific characteristics. In this way, you can find and make contact with people who have similar interests to yours. You will also able to identify which are the most popular Web pages among Odigo users at the current time, so that you can benefit from other people's surfing experience. You can then go directly to any of these pages from your Odigo window, and, if you desire, contact the users browsing them

See also:

Odigo Highlights


Odigo Highlights

Odigo enables you to:

Locate and access the most popular Web pages relating to a variety of subjects, in real-time. You can even choose the type of people on which the popularity count should be based. You can also find out which pages were popular over a period of time (weeks or months) or in which pages users tend to stay on for a long time.

See whether there are other users browsing in the same site or page as you, get information about them, and contact them. You can also narrow your search to find users with specific characteristics.

Find specific users with the same interests as yours or by personal details, regardless of where they are browsing.

Interact with different types of users using various communication features, regardless of whether they are online or offline.

Interact with users using other Instant Messaging tools (e.g. ICQ)

Have a joint chat session with several users at every website you browse on.

Post notes in Web pages to let others know that you were there and you want to be contacted.

Build a list of friends, whom you can contact at any time. You will also be able to see whether your friends are online or offline.

Monitor your own home page or any other specific Web page.

Enhance the value of the Internet community you belong to by receiving news and other community-related information you are interested in, and by being able to identify other users who belong to the same community.


A Quick Tour of Odigo application
A Quick Tour of Odigo

The Odigo application has two main sections:

Main Panel and the

Wing Panel

The Main Panel incorporates the different tabs defining Odigo modes. The Wing allows you to define the criteria for finding the sites and people you are interested in. By default, Odigo opens up showing the Main Panel. You can open and close the Wing by clicking the Wing button.

Apart from Odigo's application window, other windows are used for specific functions:

The system tray (which is usually located on the bottom right of your desktop) is used to indicate whether there are users which are browsing with you, or to notify you when you receive communications from other users.

A special communication window allows you to send and receive communications from other users in an easy and intuitive way.

Odigo's Homepager allows you to monitor your home page or any other Web page.

See also:

Odigo Main Window Buttons

Odigo Wing Buttons

Odigo in Your Tray

Interacting with Odigo Users

Receiving Communications from Odigo Users

Odigo Homepager


Odigo Main Window
Odigo Main Panel

Odigo's Main Panel contains the following elements:

Odigo Menu bar: 	Contains the different menu items that enable access to many of Odigo's functions.

Tabs:	The different tabs switch between the various modes - Popular Pages, People with me on, People Finder, Odigo Browser and Friends List.

Display Area: 	The area in which your desired information is displayed. The display area’s structure and content change between different modes.

Post a Note Button :	(In "People with me on" mode) - allows you to post notes in Web pages.

Join Chat Button:	(In "People with me on" mode) - allows you to join the chat session at the site at which your active browser is open. The number of users currently chatting is displayed on the button. Placing your cursor over the button will also reveal a tool tip with the number of chatting users.

GO Button: 	Runs your query. The results are shown in the "Display Area".

Arrows: 	Scroll up and down the "Display Area" when the results cannot be displayed in one shot.

Wing Button: 	(In Popular Pages, People with me on, People Finder modes) - allows you to open the Odigo Wing in order to define the types of pages and users that interest you.

Chat Intention, Visibility and Mood Buttons:  These buttons, located in lower section, allow you to define whether other Odigo users can contact you, and if so, what your chat intention and mood are.

Features Button: 	Grants access to frequently used options and tools. Note that the options change in Odigo's different Modes.

See also:

Odigo Main Window Buttons


The Odigo  Wing

In "Popular Pages", "People with me on:" and "People Finder" modes, Odigo’s Wing may be open so you can define the types of pages and users that interest you. To open and close the Wing, use the Wing button on Odigo's Main Panel.

Odigo's Wing contains the following elements:

What's Hot Now/ Most Visited Pages/Stickiest Page options (in Popular Pages mode): Switch between viewing real-time popular pages, historical view of popular pages, and pages that users have stayed at for the longest period of time.

Categories with dropdown lists of options: Enable you to define the query parameters that specify the types of pages or users that interest you.

Clear Button:	Enables you to reset to the original default settings

Go Button:	Runs your query. The results are shown in the display area of Odigo's Main Panel.

Favorite Queries Button:	Enables you to save and re-run your favorite queries.

See also:

Odigo Wing Buttons


Odigo in your Tray

When Odigo is open, its icon is always present in your system tray which is usually located at the bottom right corner of your desktop. The Odigo icon changes to show you what's currently happening:

The Net-Detector identifies whether you have an active Internet connection. When a connection is established, Odigo starts.

The Net-Detector is disabled.

Note:	The Net-Detector can identify your connection status only if you are using a modem.

A connection has not yet been established with the Odigo server, the server is down, or you are not connected to the Internet. You will usually see this icon when Odigo is in the process of starting up.

Odigo is open but no other Odigo users are browsing in the current site (or your browser is not open).

Odigo is searching for other users after you have browsed to a new page.

There is at least one other user browsing in the same page/site as you.

There are no users in the site with you, but there is a note in the page.

Invisible users, when they are the only users in the site with you.

If you are operating the Odigo Homepager, the following icons appear in your tray:

Odigo Homepager is running and has detected a user or a note in your specified homepage.

Odigo Homepager is running but there are no users or notes in your specified home page.

When you receive a communication from another Odigo user, an additional icon flashes next to the Odigo icon in the tray, showing the type of communication received.

Request to add you to another user’s Friends List.

Text message.

Chat request.

Voice Chat request

File transfer.

A URL message.

Note: If you have received more than one communication, the icon shows the first one that was sent. The only exception to this rule is when you receive a request to be added to someone’s Friends List. In this case the Friends List Request icon will flash, regardless of any other received communication.

See also:

Odigo Homepager

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site


Odigo Main Panel Buttons

In Odigo, buttons provide quick and easy access to the various Odigo functions. Whenever you place your cursor over any of the buttons, a tool tip gives you a short description of that button.

Popular Pages mode

Allows you to locate the most popular pages and sites that relate to your own specific areas of interest.

People with me on (Page/Site) mode

Allows you to see whether other Odigo users are browsing in the same page and site as you, view their details, specify with which users you would like to interact and initiate a communication with them.

People Finder mode

Allows you to locate users which have certain characteristics and interests regardless of where they may be browsing, specify with which users you would like to interact, and initiate communication with them.

Odigo Browser mode

Allows you to receive news and information related to your community.

Friends List

Enables you to see the connection status of your friends and to initiate a communication session with them.

Visibility (for example, Visible to all)

Allows you to specify how you would like other Odigo users to see you and whether they can contact you.

Mood (for example, Indifferent)

Allows you to specify your chat mood so that other Odigo users can decide whether they would like to contact you.

Intention (for example, Meet new friends)

Allows you to specify your intentions in interacting with other Odigo users.

Odigo Features Button

Allows you to reach frequently used tools and options.

Incoming Messages

Indicates that you have incoming messages. This icon appears when you receive a new message.

The following buttons appear only in Popular Pages, People with me on, People Finder Modes:

Go/Stop Button

Runs your query. The parameters of the query can be reached via the Wing button. While waiting for the query results, the Go button changes into a Stop button enabling you to stop the query.

Scrolling Buttons

Allows you to scroll up and down in the display area.

Wing Button

Allows you to open and close the Wing, where you can define the type of pages and the users you are interested in.

Join chat (in "People with me on" mode)

Allows you to join the chat session at the site your active browser is open to. The number on the button indicates the number of users chatting at the site.

Post a note (in "People with me on" mode)

Allows you to post notes on your current Web page.

Refresh (in "People with me on" mode)

Refreshes the "Star/Text Display".


Odigo Communication Window Buttons
Odigo Communication Center Window Buttons

You can send different types of messages to other users using the Communication Center Window. This window opens when you click on a user's icon in "People with me on", "People Finder" or from your "Friends List" tabs.

Following are the window buttons:

This tab lets you send a text message to a fellow user.

This tab lets you send a written or voice chat request to a fellow user. The chat session will start only after the other user accepts your request.

This tab automatically fills in a field with the URL of your active browser window, so that you can easily send it to someone.

This tab lets you send a file transfer request. Fill in the field by clicking on the file folder icon. The file will be transferred after the other user approves.

This tab lets you send a Friends request to a fellow user. The user will be added to your list only after they accept.

This button allows you to view all previous communication between you and the other user.

This button displays a user's profile details, so that you can decide whether you are interested in interacting with them.

Cancels the communication.

Sends the communication.

To configure your message's background color, and text's font, size, and color.

 Mood (for example, Indifferent)

The user’s mood.

 Intention (for example, Small talk)

The user's reason for interacting with other Odigo users.

See also:

Having a One-on-One Communication


Odigo Homepager

Odigo's Homepager monitors your homepage or any other specified Web page, and lets you know when there are users or notes on that page. You can then contact these users, if you wish.

When opening the Homepager, you are given the opportunity to specify a Web page that you particularly want to monitor. This may be your own homepage or any other Web page. Once you have specified a Web address, the Homepager will automatically open each time Odigo is started.

When the Homepager opens, the following window is displayed:

The Homepager window indicates the number of users (visible and invisible) currently browsing in the page, and the number of notes posted on the page. This information is updated every few seconds.

It's important to note that the Homepager only monitors the exact URL you specified - it does not monitor any other pages that may be linked to this page. However, if the specified URL is a domain name (for example, www.odigo.com), the Homepager monitors the entire domain.

To see the users and to contact them, you need to open the URL in your browser so that the users will be displayed in your "People with me on" mode. This can be done directly from the Homepager by right-clicking on the window and selecting Go to URL from the dropdown menu. You can then communicate with them from "People with me on" mode in the usual way.

Notes:

If you do not want Homepager to open automatically upon Odigo start-up, right-click on the Homepager window and uncheck the Open on startup option in the popup menu.

The number of users counted in the Homepager does not include yourself. However, if you post a note in the page specified in the Homepager, it will be included in the count.

See also:

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site


Specifying your Current Communication Status

Odigo allows you to filter contact from other Odigo users, and to specify your mood and your aims in interacting. For example, you can specify that you are only visible to Odigo users browsing the same site as you and that you are currently happy and interested in small-talk. When other users browsing your page decide to contact you, they can view your details first and see whether they would like to communicate with someone with your intentions and mood.

You specify your communication status by defining the following:

Visibility - Your visibility defines which users will be allowed to see you. You can define whether you are to be visible to all users, visible to users browsing your site or page, visible to your friends only, or invisible to all.

Mood -  Your mood (e.g. angry, happy, etc.)

Chat intention  - Your intentions (romance, surprise me, etc.)

Each of these aspects is represented by an icon on the Main Panel just below the round display area. When you place your cursor over any of these icons a tool tip will tell you what they represent. Click on an icon to display a list of options from which to choose.

You can set the default communication status in the Preferences window from the Tools menu so that it will be the way you want it every time Odigo is launched.

See also:

Odigo Main Panel Buttons


Receiving Communications from Other Odigo Users - Overview
Receiving Communications from Other Odigo Users

When you receive any type of communication from another Odigo user, several things happen:

An icon flashes in your tray next to the Odigo icon

An envelope icon [image]  appears below the round display area, or (if you've so defined in your preferences) a pop-up window opens with the message.

A special sound lets you know you have received a communication (this sound is heard only if you have set your Preferences to enable sound).

The icon in the tray indicates what type of communication has been sent to you, as follows:

Message

Chat Request

Voice Chat Request

URL

File

Add Friend Request

If you have received more than one communication, the icon shows the first one that was sent. For example, if someone sent you a message and then someone else sent you a file, the message icon will flash in your tray because the message came first. The only exception to this is if you receive a request to be added to someone’s Friends List, in which case the Add Friend Request icon will flash, regardless of any other received communication.

You can view the list of all waiting communications by clicking on the envelope icon to the left of the display area. Each message in the list is displayed together with its details (type of communication, who sent it and when). You can then decide which communication you want to see first. Click on any message to view it.

You can also double-click the flashing icon in your tray. When doing that, the first of your incoming communications is displayed through the Odigo Communication Center window.

You can adapt your messages to "pop-up" when they arrive by selecting the Auto open messages from the "Tools->Messages" menu.

When viewing any communication, you can see who it is from, when it was sent and how the Odigo user "found" you (Using a search, their Friends List, etc.). While reading the message, you can view the user details or your recent communications with the user through the "Details" and "History" buttons. When you have read the communication, you can either reply to the message and carry on communicating or click Close to delete it.

You can also see the previous messages in the current conversation between you and the user as part of your communication window by checking "Display recent messages" option in "Tools->Preferences->Message" tab.

If you do not want to view your messages at all, click Clear Incoming Messages from the Tools menu to delete the messages.

See also:

Odigo in your Tray


Find the Most Popular Web Pages

Using Odigo in Popular Pages mode, you can search for the Web pages that are most popular among other Odigo users. You can then directly access these pages from your Odigo window.

Apart from enabling you to look for pages and sites that are "hot" now, and be constantly updated with the current interests of your fellow surfers, Odigo gives you the opportunity to look for pages that were popular over a long period of time (weeks/month) or pages that users tend to stay at for longer periods of time. These different approaches assist you in finding the best and most interesting sites.

Moreover, you can fine-tune your search to find the most popular pages that contain information about a specific subject. For example, if you're interested in Country and Western music and you are not sure where in the Web to find information, you'd look for pages in the category Media & Entertainment, and specifically, the style Country and Western.

You can further narrow your search for popular pages by looking only for certain kinds of users browsing them. Let's say you want to hook up with other users who are interested in Country and Western music and who are of the same gender and in the same age group as you. For example, you can look for the most popular pages among female users between the ages of 24 and 30. Not only will the information in the pages be relevant for you, but you'll also be able to make contact with the specific users browsing those pages.

Odigo displays the popular Web page information in the form of a bar graph that shows six Web pages at a time, with their popularity in relation to one another. By running your cursor over each bar with your mouse ,you can see the full name of each site, its URL and a short description of the site. A right-click on the bars allows you to open your browser to that site, copy the URL to your clipboard, join the chat session at the site, or switch to People With Me On mode to see the people that are currently browsing the site.

Note that if you think you will want to look at these kind of pages in the future, you can you save your query as a "Favorite", so that you will always be able to execute it without redefining the query.


Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site
Find Odigo Users who are Browsing your Page/Site

While you are surfing the Net, Odigo's "People with me on:" mode gives you a numerical overview of other Odigo users currently browsing in the same site or page as you. You can then go to the icons view to look at the users' details and see whether they are the kind of users you would like to contact.

The "Overview" picture allows you to see users who are with you on your page and site. Each user is represented by a star in the round display area of the Odigo main panel. A note is represented by a square.

The color of the star indicates whether the user is in the same page as you (orange), or just in the same site (green). This display is updated in real-time as you browse to different pages, where a different set of users may be browsing.You can also see this information as text, by changing the default Graph settings in your preferences to "radar text mode".

By clicking the GO button or anywhere on the "radar screen" you can view the users' icons. Here you are able to find specific users, view their details, and communicate with them. Furthermore, by using Odigo's "Wing", you can define the characteristics of the users you are interested in (for example, from all the users browsing in the same site or page as you, you may want to find and interact only with users who speak French and are in a Happy mood). When you have found such users, they are shown as icons in the radar. The color and shape of the icon provides you with basic information about the users, such as gender, whether the users are in the same site or page as you, and whether the users are now away from their desks. You can click on the users' icons to view more details about the users and if you wish, you can contact them. You can also see notes left by users that have been in the page recently, and would like to be contacted.

The number on the "Join Chat" button indicates the number of users that are currently using the site's chat-session. Joining this session will allow you to communicate with many users at the same time. You can stay in the chat session long as you wish, even if you decide to browse to another site.

Users may determine their desired level of visibility and change this designation at any time. In this mode, only users who have selected "Visible to All", "Visible in Site", or "Visible in Page" may appear in query results. Those who have selected "Invisible to All" or "Visible to Friends" will not appear in the results.


Find Odigo Users with Specific Characteristics

Using the People Finder mode, Odigo helps you find users with whom you are interested in contacting, regardless of where they may be browsing.

For example, suppose you are an English speaker who is interested in Brazilian Soccer.You can use Odigo's Wing to set Odigo to look for users with these characteristics. In this way, out of all the Brazilian soccer fans, you can locate easily just the users with whom you share a common language. If you wish to use such a query in the future, Odigo lets you to save it as a "Favorite", so that you will always be able to re-run it without defining it again.

When you look at specific users, they are shown as icons in the round display area of Odigo’s Main Panel. The shape of the icon provides you with each user's gender and whether the user is away from his/her desk at the moment. You can click on an icon to view more details about the user and if you wish, you can contact them.

 Male user

 Female user

 User away from his computer

 User with Voice Chat capability

 User from your community (If you belong to one)

Find Odigo Users according to their Personal Details

If you are looking for a specific user, you can search for him or her by selecting Find Users from the Tools menu or the Odigo Features button. Just fill in the user's Odigo ID number or part of their nickname, first name, last name or email address, and click Search. The search results will be displayed at the bottom of the window. By clicking on any of the results, you will be able to see the users details and contact them.


Post Notes in Web Pages

When surfing the Web, people do not usually stay in one page for a long period of time. For this reason, Odigo lets you post a note in a page so that other Odigo users will know that you have been there recently and that you are interested in being contacted. Odigo users browsing on that page can view your note and contact you even if you are no longer in the page. When you exit Odigo, any notes you've posted are automatically deleted.

See also:

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site

Odigo Main Panel Buttons


Receive your community News and Information
Receive News and Information

Odigo Browser mode provides you with a unique way to receive relevant information while surfing the Net. If you belong to a specific Web community, you can receive information which is specifically related to that community. This way you are constantly updated with important and interesting information without the need to search for it in other places.


Build a Friends List

When surfing with Odigo, you are likely to find and interact with many different people. You may want to keep in touch with some of these people, in which case you can send them a request to add them to your Friends list.

Once they have accepted your request, their name is automatically added to your Friends List. You can easily see whether they are on or offline, and also contact them whenever you wish through Odigo's Friends List mode. You can contact users directly from your Friends List and leave them messages even if they are not online at the moment.

You can have your Friends List displayed on a separate (resizable) window by clicking the "Separate Friends Window" button. Note that this window is "dockable", enabling you to place it at either side of your screen while permitting you optimum view of your Friends List.

You may determine your desired level of visibility and change this designation at any time. If you select Visible to Friends, only the users who have added you to their Friends List will be able to see you. Note that if you choose to be Invisible to All, you will appear as offline, even to your Friends.

From Odigo's Friends List mode, you can also add and find ICQ users by using the relevant options from Odigo's Feature button.


How Does Odigo Work?
Working with Odigo

Odigo presents all its features in an easy to use, graphical window. This window operates in five basic modes, each of which enables users to benefit from different Odigo functions:

Popular Pages Mode: Displays the most popular Web pages in the form of a bar graph, allowing you to see how popular each page is in relation to the others. You can further specify the type of pages as well as the type of users on which to base the popularity count.

People with me on (Page/Site) Mode: Shows whether there are other Odigo users browsing in the page and site that is open in your current browser. You can further locate specific types of users browsing the page, view their details and interact with them.

You can also post notes on the Web page you are browsing, so that people browsing on that page will be able to contact you even if you have already left it. While in this mode you can also join the chat session going-on at the website you are browsing.

People Finder Mode: Finds users with specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, etc.). After finding the users, you can view their details and contact them.

Odigo Browser mode: Relays specific news and Information. The Odigo Browser displays news and interesting information related to the community you belong to. Using this window allows you to be updated with information that is important to you.

Friends List:  Displays your Friends List, indicating whether users are online, offline or away from their desks. From this window you can look at your friends’ details, show the history of your communication with each one of them or contact any of them. This window also includes the various options for contacting ICQ users.

Odigo does not have to be maximized on your desktop in order for you to benefit from its features. When it is minimized, Odigo icons in your system tray show you if there are other users browsing the same page or site, as well as whether you have received any communications from other users.

See also:

Odigo in your Tray


Odigo Filter Wing Buttons
Odigo Wing Buttons

Using the Odigo Wing buttons and menus, you can easily select the kind of statistics, pages and users you are looking for. The Wing opens in Popular Pages, People with me on, and People Finder modes.

Statistics Menu (Only in Popular Pages mode)

Allows you to choose between finding the most popular pages now (What's Hot Now), popular pages during the last weeks/month (Most Visited Pages), or pages which users stayed at the longest (Stickiest Pages).

Drop-down characteristics menus

Allow you to choose the type of the pages and users you are interested in. (The actual criteria change in the different modes).

Close Wing Button

 	Allows you to close the wing

Go

Runs your query (same as GO in the Main Panel)

Clear current settings

Sets back to default users and pages characteristics.

Favorite queries

Handles your favorite queries.


Communicating through a Multi user chat
Communicating through a Chat On Site Session

Odigo has a ongoing chat session at every site on the Internet. To join the chat at a specific site, switch to People with me on: mode and browse to one of the pages in the site. You can now use the Join Chat button from Odigo's Main Panel, or the Enter Chat option from Odigo Features Button.

Once the chat window is open, you can click the "pin" button so that your chat window will always reflect the site you are browsing on. (Sticky chat). In other words, one chat window is always open, and its contents (and participants) are dynamically changing, depending on where you are currently browsing. Alternately, you may choose to open new chat windows at various sites, only closing them when you've finished chatting.

Disconnect from the chat session by closing the chat window, exiting Odigo, or disconnecting from the Internet.

Note:  If there are users currently chatting at the site, their number will be displayed on the "Join chat" button. Placing your cursor over the button will also reveal a tool tip with the number of users chatting in the site.

See also:

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site

Odigo Main Panel Buttons


Having a One-on-One Communication
Having a One-on-One Communicating

In order to have a one-on-one communication with specific Odigo users, you must locate them first. This can be done in various ways:

1.	If you are interested in communicating with a user who is browsing the same site as you, use "People with me on:" mode, and run a query to specify the type of users you wish to communicate with. Odigo users that match your query will be shown as icons in the round display area of Odigo main window. While browsing a site using "People with me on:" mode, you may also encounter notes of users with whom you may wish to communicate.

2.	If you wish to communicate with users with certain characteristics and interests, use People Finder mode to run a query and define those characteristics. Again, Odigo users who match your query will be shown as icons in the round display area.

3.	If you know your a user's Odigo ID or part of their nickname, last name or email address, you can search for them by choosing Find Users from the Tools menu or from Odigo's Feature button on the Main Panel.

4.	If you have previously communicated with the user, you can find them using the Recent Contacts option under the Tools menu.

5.	If the users are in the same chat session as you, you can locate them through the users list at the right side of the Chat on site window.

6.	If the users are in your Friends List, you can also locate them by browsing through that list.

After you have found the user using one of the above options, you can either click the user’s icon to open an Odigo Communication Center window, or right-click on the user's icon to open a Communication menu. Both ways allow you to choose the communication method, to view the user's details and your history of communications with them.

Odigo lets you use the following communication methods:

Message: 	Send a text message to another Odigo user.

Chat: 	Have a voice or written chat with another Odigo user. Note that you can have only one voice chat room open at your computer. If you want to voice-chat with many users, all of them will be part of the same chat-room. Any kind of chat requires the approval of the other users.

URL: 	Send a URL (Web address) to another Odigo user.

File: 	Send a file to another Odigo user (to do this you need the user's approval).

Email:	Send email (if the user has provided an email address).

If you want, you can also add users to your Friends List, so that you’ll be always able to see their communication status and have an easy way to reach them.

On the other hand, if you do not wish users to be able to contact you, you can add them to your "Ignore List".

See also:

Find Users which are Browsing your Page/Site

Find Users with Specific Characteristics

Friends List

Recent Contacts

Communicating through a Chat On Site Session

Odigo in your Tray


Recent contacts and Message History

It may be important for you to keep a track of the previous users you have interacted with, in case you want to keep up contact but you have forgotten to place them on your Friends List .

The recent contact list can be reached through Tools menu or Odigo Features button. The list will open in a separate window with scroll arrows for moving up and down. Clicking on a user icon will open a Communication Center window.

While you are communicating with other users, the history of messages between you and them can be seen through the "History" button in the Odigo Communication Center Window.


System Requirements

In order for Odigo to work properly, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements:

Pentium 100 or higher

At least 16 MB RAM

Windows 95/98/2000(Professional) or NT4 (Workstation or Server).

Many of Odigo's features work only when your browser is open. The browsers Odigo currently supports are:

Internet Explorer 4 and 5.

Netscape 4 and up

NeoPlanet 2.x and 5.x


Firewall/Proxy servers
NAT / Firewalls / Proxy Servers

Odigo has solutions for users behind NAT, Firewalls and Proxy servers. Choose the one that is appropriate to your configuration.

If you have difficulties registering:

When you get the "Registration Failed" message, click Retry and go to the second registration window.

Check the "I'm behind a Firewall" box at the bottom of the window.

If you are behind an HTTP Proxy, click the Proxy Settings button. A window opens allowing you to fill the Proxy IP address and Port. (See * To Find Your Proxy Server IP and Port, below.)

Click Finish.

If you encounter difficulties after registration:

Select Tools -> Preferences -> Connection.

Check the "Behind Firewall or Proxy" box and click the Firewall button. A window opens with options of connecting to Odigo through "UDP", "TCP" or "Proxy":

Try to connect to Odigo using UDP. This is the best option, as it allows you better use of Odigo's communication features. Select "Random Port" (recommended for security reasons). If you still cannot use Odigo, and your system administrator has opened Odigo port in the Firewall (UDP 2562 for bidirectional communications), select Odigo Port.

If you still cannot use Odigo, select TCP.

If you are behind an HTTP Proxy Server, ask your system administrator (or see * To Find Your Proxy Server IP and Port, below) for the IP and Port number of the Proxy, and fill in the appropriate fields.

NOTE: After changing any firewall settings, it is recommended to restart Odigo.

* To Find your Proxy Server IP and Port:

IE4.0:

From Explorer's View menu, select Internet Options.

Select the Connections tab, and click the LAN Settings... button.

You can now view your Proxy server IP and Port in the Proxy Server part of the window.

IE5.x:

From Explorer's Tools Menu, select Internet Options.

Select the Connection tab. You can now view your Proxy server IP and Port in the Proxy Server part of the window.

Netscape Navigator 4.x

From Netscape's Edit Menu, select Preferences.

Double-click Advanced and then select Proxies.

Click View near the Manual Proxy Configuration.

The relevant Proxy settings are the IP and Port from the HTTP line.

FOR MORE HELP: Please send email to support@odigo.com.


Odigo's Compatibility with other IM's

Odigo is compatible with ICQ, and you can communicate with ICQ members without running the ICQ application You can also import your ICQ buddies to Odigo, and find new ICQ users to exchange messages with.

Installing ICQ compatibility

When you install a new version of Odigo, you need to download the ICQ plugin from Odigo's download sites.

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Odigo in which ICQ support was already installed - there is no need to download the plugin.

Using Odigo with ICQ

To connect to ICQ through Odigo:

Make sure the ICQ program is not running.

From the Login menu, select ICQ Network and then Connect.

Fill in your ICQ ID and Password.

Check the "Automatically connect to ICQ when opening Odigo" box. Note that if you leave the box unchecked, you will be able to connect to ICQ later by using the Connect option from the Login menu.

You are now able to send and receive messages from ICQ members.

Adding ICQ Buddies

To import your current ICQ buddies to Odigo's Friends List:

Make sure you are in Odigo's "Friends List" mode.

Select Import ICQ Friends from the Odigo Features button or, if you use the separate Friends window, from the options button in that window. Your ICQ buddies can now be seen in your Friends List with a unique icon.

You can also add ICQ members manually by selecting Add ICQ Friend from the Odigo Features button and inserting the friend's ICQ number.

Finding ICQ Users

You can use Odigo to search for specific ICQ users by nickname, name or Email address:

Make sure you are in Odigo's "Friends List" mode.

Select Find ICQ users from the Odigo Features button.

Fill in the desired users' details and click Search. You will see the details of the users who fit your criteria at the bottom of the search window. You can now add users to your Friends List by double-clicking on their details.

Visibility of users

Odigo uses a visibility system similar to ICQ's visibility options. Users who are invisible in Odigo will be shown as offline in ICQ, and vice versa.