Minority marvels

[mswarts]

I started this thread because I am a Jabber enthusiast.

Jabber is a IM protocol like AIM and MSN Messenger, except it is open-source and uses many servers!

Jabber is easy to use with a variety of Jabber clients (some cross-platform and/or open-source)

Firefox and Apple have exploded in popularity in recent months and my goal is to start a revoution!!! :devil:

You see, Jabber won't be popular until it's popular! It's an IM enigma. So help me make Jabber #1 and spread the word.

Feel free to post questions and comments. I will assist you to the best of my ability.

Thanks again!!

Edit: Basically rewrote it :D

Edited May 6, 2004 by mswarts

[RMH]

Can you give me a Jabber link?

This is an edit I use Win messenger, but I'll try Jabber if you want,

[mswarts]

Jabber's main page is www.jabber.org Remember, you want to download a client. I use Miranda-IM at www.miranda-im.org

But there are others and that's one thing I kinda want to learn in this thread so help me out!

You'll find a list of servers Jabber uses at their page too. I just use the easiest to remember "jabber.org" If you use Miranda or most other Jabber IM clients, you'll be able to get an account of your choice on the server of your choice without filling out lengthy forms from the client's options...

Hope that helps you. Let me know how it goes, and for the rest of you IM users--- TRY JABBER DANGIT, and post how you felt about it or any questions in this form. This will help me a ton, and I hope to help you back!

[johngalt]

I have accounts with yahoo, AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, and a couple of odd ball ones (like Lotus Notes Sametime) but I am willing to try Jabber at least once - major problem I have is that I hate having multiple programs running on my machine, I hat running MSN Messenger (so I run Windows messenger instead) and I absolutely positively hate not being able to run multiple logins to the same type of IM (I have 2 ICQ accounts and 4 .NET passport accounts). So, I usually run Trillian, plus 1 instance of Windows messenger for my main messenger account.

I am more than willing to try Jabber, but it would be here at work - Miranda definitely allows the multiple instance thing, but I hosed my installation by adding too many bells and whistles last I tried and it got hosed.

I know work is constantly being done on it, so I may go back and try again....

[mswarts]

Be sure to notice I never said Miranda Im is the best. It is open-source and handles Jabber and is what I use. I want input in this forum!!

Happy to see someone finally posted some content though!! (No offense RMH)

[johngalt]

not implying anything other than my desire to re-try using it since 1) I am already familiar with the basics and how things work, and 2) I an use multiple logins to the same connection type, and 3) I realize my past mistakes.

Since Miranda supports Jabber as well, then it is a added bonus for me anyway ;-0

[insurektion]

i couldnt connect to AIM on miranda otherwise it woulda stayed on my comp. i know its not firewall or anytthing on my side either (minus the sofware). has AOL blocked miranda.

[mswarts]

Maybe try a new version. I can connect to AIM.

BUT I DON'T USE IT :devil:

Ever tried Jabber?

[johngalt]

I was in around ver 3.0 or 3.1 i think, and it connected to everything, but 2 weeks after I hosed my install of it Yahoo changed their policies, and a *LOT* of Miranda folks (and other multiple-IM client users) all of a sudden had major problems with both yahoo and Messenger....

[mswarts]

Try a fresh install of v0.3.3.1

But again-- I'm not calling Miranda the best. I want to know which IM client works best with the Jabber protocol (and doesn't suck)

[johngalt]

ahhh, yes, the version number was 0.3.0 and 0.3.1. It has long since been eradicated from my system,. but I think I *will* give it a try now....

[mswarts]

johngalt-- I know how I made that mistake now-- you are in two different threads. I consedered you two seperate people. That's why I asked you to use Miranda again twice.

Sorry about that.

[johngalt]

rotflmfao - I never even thought of that lol - I didn't realize you told me in two different threads either until you said something....

rotflmfao - toooooo funny.

My apologies, then for the car salesman thing....

now you sound like a "teleporting" car salesman.....

[nexx]

Trillian 2 has a jabber plugin.

http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/d...&componentID=25

[johngalt]

Trillian also doesn't allow multiple connections to a single protocol (as of yet) - esp. MSN

[mswarts]

Trillian 2 has a jabber plugin.

http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/d...&componentID=25

I know-- but Trillian is not free. :no:

Oh, I forgot to mention-- I'm not a big fan of skinned IMs.

[johngalt]

oops- there is a free version of Trillian, and a paid version....the free version is ltd in skinnabiltiy and some functionality, as I recall (I use free at work and *cough cough* the other at home) but I need something that is reliable *and* not patched so I can upgrade at will. hence, my desire to re-try Miranda.

[mswarts]

I say Opera is not free too. When I say a software is not free, I mean the full version. Most software has some form of free version... But yes, a chunky free Trillian is available :/

[MegaManXcalibur]

I use gaim for my IM client and it has the ability to use the Jabber protocol (on top AIM/ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, and two other oddball ones I never heard of, on top of allowing you to use IRC as well) but nobody I IM use the Jabber protocol so I don't use it. Like it was stated it won't be popular until it's popular and nobody will use it until everybody uses it. It's quite an enigma and I would like to see more people using it since it is a nice idea.