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 Jabber is popularly used as a decentralized instant messaging service. This means that you can create an account on one server such as SDF and talk to users from any other Jabber service. It is also possible to use a transport to communicate with users on other types of instant messaging services as well. Jabber is popularly used as a decentralized instant messaging service. This means that you can create an account on one server such as SDF and talk to users from any other Jabber service. It is also possible to use a transport to communicate with users on other types of instant messaging services as well.
  
-==== Connection Settings for SDF's Jabber Server ====+===== Connecting to SDF's Jabber Server =====
  
-Server: **jabber.sdf.org**\\ Port: **5222**\\ SSL: **enabled**+=== Account Registration ==== 
 + 
 +In contrast with other Jabber servers, accounts in SDF's Jabber server are created from the shell with the 'maint' utility. This is not needed if you are going to connect to a different Jabber/XMMP server besides SDF's Jabber server. 
 + 
 +=== How to create a Jabber Account=== 
 + 
 +  - Log in to the password server by running the **maint** program. 
 +  - Type **o** to select optional features and social networking 
 +  - Type **j** to set your Jabber password. 
 +  - Quit from maint utility and wait one minute. 
 + 
 +After one minute you will be able to connect to SDF's Jabber server using your prefered Jabber client. **Your jabber id (//jid//) is your SDF username with ''@jabber.sdf.org'' at the end** 
 + 
 +=== Connection Settings for SDF Jabber === 
 +Once you have activated your SDF jabber account, you should choose a Jabber client (see below), and when you run it, use the following settings: 
 +  * Server: **jabber.sdf.org** 
 +  * Port: **5222** 
 +  * SSL: **enabled**
  
 SDF's Jabber server uses a self-signed SSL certificate, so you will see a warning about this. It is safe to accept this certificate. SDF's Jabber server uses a self-signed SSL certificate, so you will see a warning about this. It is safe to accept this certificate.
  
-==== Jabber Clients ====+===== Jabber Clients ===== 
 + 
 +Available on SDF cluster and on Metaarray:
  
-Available on SDF:+  * [[https://profanity-im.github.io/userguide.html|profanity (link to Quickstart guide)]] (Unix shell). Using ''profanity'' is described below. 
 +  * [[http://lilotux.net/~mikael/mcabber/files/mcabber.1.html|mcabber (link to Man page)]] (Unix shell). Using ''mcabber'' is described below. 
 +    * To get ''mcabber'' working, copy this [[http://lilotux.net/~mikael/mcabber/files/mcabberrc.example |example config file]] to your home folder as ''.mcabberrc'' and edit the configuration file. You need to set your ''jid'' and possibly ''username'' and ''server''
  
-  * [[http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Finch|finch]] (Unix shell) 
  
 Others: Others:
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   * [[http://adium.im|Adium]] (Mac OS X)   * [[http://adium.im|Adium]] (Mac OS X)
   * [[http://www.bitlbee.org|Bitlbee]]   * [[http://www.bitlbee.org|Bitlbee]]
 +  * [[https://www.xabber.com/ |xabber]] (Android)
 +  * [[https://yaxim.org/ |YAXIM]] (Android)
  
-Some clients for mobile can be found [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/mobile|here]]+Recommended clients for mobile can be found [[mobile_applications_on_sdf|here]]
  
-==== Account Registration in SDF's Jabber server ====+==== Connecting with Profanity from SDF Unix shell ====
  
-This is not needed if you are going to connect to a Jabber/XMMP server than SDF's Jabber server.+Profanity is "a console based XMPP client.. inspired by irssi". Its UI is based on virtual windows/tabs, each which has the following sections: 
 +  * title bar 
 +  * main window 
 +  * status bar 
 +  * input area 
 +  * additionally, chat rooms have a roster
  
-In contrast with other Jabber servers, accounts in SDF's Jabber server are created from the shell with the 'maint' utility.+To start, enter at shell: ''profanity''
  
-  - Log in to the password server by running the **maint** program. +It will start like so: 
-  - Type **o** to select optional features and social networking +  Profanity. Type /help for help information.                                                          [offline] 
-  - Type **j** to set your Jabber password. +  01:31:11 - Welcome to                                                                                            
-  - Quit from maint utility and wait one minute.+  01:31:11 -                   ___            _                                                                    
 +  01:31:11 -                  / __)          (_)_                                                                  
 +  01:31:11 -  ____   ___ ___ | |__ ____ ____  _| |_ _   _                                                          
 +  01:31:11 - |  _ \ / __) _ \|  __) _  |  _ \| |  _) | | |                                                         
 +  01:31:11 - | | ) | | | (_) | | | ( | | | | | | |_| |_| |                                                         
 +  01:31:11 - | ||_/|_|  \___/|_|  \_||_|_| |_|_|\___)__  |                                                         
 +  01:31:11 - |_|                                   (____/                                                          
 +  01:31:11 -                                                                                                       
 +  01:31:11 - Version 0.12.1                                                                                        
 +  01:31:11 - Copyright (C) 2012 - 2019 James Booth <boothj5web@gmail.com>.                                         
 +  01:31:11 - Copyright (C) 2019 - 2021 Michael Vetter <jubalh@iodoru.org>.                                         
 +  01:31:11 - License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>                   
  
-After one minute you will be able to connect to SDF's Jabber server using your prefered Jabber client. 
  
-==== Connecting with Finch from Unix shell ====+After ''profanity'' starts, type in the "slash command" ''/connect yourusername@jabber.sdf.org'' and hit enter. It will ask your password that you set up in 'maint'
  
-This steps are valid to connect to SDF's Jabber server or any other Jabber/XMMP server like GTalk.+(You can also start just by running ''profanity yourusername@jabber.sdf.org'')
  
-To move around Finch's fields and buttons use the **TAB** key. You can learn more about using Finch [[http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Finch|here]].+After you are logged in and connected: 
 +  * To see a list of group chat rooms--also called //conferences//--enter ''/rooms'' after logging in (see 'Conferences' section below for more details) 
 +  * To join your first room, try the 'sdf' group. Type ''/join sdf''. A new window, //[2]//, will be created and you will be switched to that window 
 +  * To say something in the room you are in, just type it (no leading slash) and enter. It should appear in the main window.
  
-  * Press **ALT** **+ a **and select **Accounts** +To issue other commands in the app, enter the appropriate slash ''/'' commands (like you did with ''/join'' already) in the input area (another important example: ''/help''). Messages responding to your command will show up in the first window, the existence of which will be indicated by a ''[1]'' in the status bar. You can change to window 1 using ''/win 1'', or alternately by use of the function key F1 (F1..F10 should work) as listed below, but you may have to figure out for your ssh and computer setup what the "Alt" means (on a mac using default terminal program, ''[Option]1'' switches to window 1): 
-  * Select **Add** button to open New Account dialog box +  * Alt-1 to Alt-0 
-  * Choose **XMPP** as the protocol +  * F1 to F10 
-  * Fill the appropiate field with you desired **Username** +  * Alt-left, Alt-right 
-  * Fill the **Domain** with: jabber.sdf.org + 
-  * **Save** +To quit, enter ''/quit'' 
-  * Now you just can select your newly created account from the Accounts list to get connected to SDF's jabber server.+ 
 +Much more info is available in the[[https://profanity-im.github.io/userguide.html|Quickstart guide]] 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Connecting with Mcabber from SDF Unix shell ==== 
 + 
 +//TBD// 
 + 
 +==== Connecting with Pidgin or Finch from Your Unix or Windows Computer ==== 
 + 
 +Install Pidgin or Finch locally on your computer via instructions on the [[https://pidgin.im/|Pidgin site]], then if you are using Pidgin (GTK graphical interface) or Finch (ncurses term interface) follow the appropriate sections below.
  
-==== Connecting with Pidgin from Unix/Windows ==== 
  
 +=== Connecting with Pidgin ===
   * Go to **Accounts->Manage Accounts**.   * Go to **Accounts->Manage Accounts**.
   * Click on **Add** button.   * Click on **Add** button.
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 After finishing this steps, Pidgin will try to connect to the jabber server and will ask for your password (the one you have set up with the **maint** utility), also you will be warned about the self signed certificate, it is safe to accept it. After finishing this steps, Pidgin will try to connect to the jabber server and will ask for your password (the one you have set up with the **maint** utility), also you will be warned about the self signed certificate, it is safe to accept it.
  
-==== Add buddies in Finch ====+=== Connecting with Finch === 
 + 
 +Finch is the shell-based desktop-ish version of the jabber client Pidgin that was available on SDF, but seems to have not made it past the last upgrade. 
 + 
 +If you have it, however, the following tutorial should work: 
 + 
 + To move around Finch's fields and buttons use the **TAB** key. You can learn more about using Finch [[http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Finch|here]]. 
 + 
 +  * Press **ALT** **+ a **and select **Accounts** 
 +  * Select **Add** button to open New Account dialog box 
 +  * Choose **XMPP** as the protocol 
 +  * Fill the appropiate field with you desired **Username** 
 +  * Fill the **Domain** with: jabber.sdf.org 
 +  * **Save** 
 +  * Now you just can select your newly created account from the Accounts list to get connected to SDF's jabber server. 
 + 
 +== Add buddies in Finch ==
  
   - Select a group in the buddy list.   - Select a group in the buddy list.
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 Read bitlbee's documentation for how to get the server up and running. Then, to add SDF's jabber account: Read bitlbee's documentation for how to get the server up and running. Then, to add SDF's jabber account:
  
-  - Go to the &amp;bitlbee channel in the server and register your user+  - Go to the &bitlbee channel in the server and register your user
   - Run the following command in that channel: **account add account_name user@jabber.sdf.org [passwd]**   - Run the following command in that channel: **account add account_name user@jabber.sdf.org [passwd]**
   - Run: **account account_name on**   - Run: **account account_name on**
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 Read the help of bitlbee's commands and add your contacts there. Read the help of bitlbee's commands and add your contacts there.
  
-==== Conferences ====+===== Conferences =====
  
 Jabber allows you to talk to several users at once in conferences. These are similar to com rooms or IRC channels. The SDF jabber server has a "helpdesk" conference already set up and you are free to create new conferences too. Jabber allows you to talk to several users at once in conferences. These are similar to com rooms or IRC channels. The SDF jabber server has a "helpdesk" conference already set up and you are free to create new conferences too.
  
-==== To join an existing conference using Pidgin ====+==== Conferences in Profanity ====
  
 +=== To join an existing conference ===
 +To see a list of existing conferences, type ''/rooms'' **while still in window 1** after logging in. Example response:
 +  Room list request sent: conference.jabber.sdf.org
 +  Rooms list response received: conference.jabber.sdf.org
 +    anon@conference.jabber.sdf.org (anon (0))
 +    anonradio@conference.jabber.sdf.org (anonradio (8))
 +    conference@conference.jabber.sdf.org (conference (0))
 +    helpdek@conference.jabber.sdf.org (helpdek (0))
 +    helpdesk@conference.jabber.sdf.org (helpdesk (3))
 +    pcom@conference.jabber.sdf.org (dienda (0))
 +    roof@conference.jabber.sdf.org (roof (2))
 +    sdf@conference.jabber.sdf.org (sdf (10))
 +    test@conference.jabber.sdf.org (test (0))
 +    zcom@conference.jabber.sdf.org (zcom (1))
 +
 +To join an existing conference you can just ''/join [room]'' where the room is the roomname, and the //@conference.jabber.sdf.org// can be left off, e.g., ''/join helpdesk''
 +
 +=== To create and join a new conference ===
 +You can just ''/join [newroom]'' where //newroom// is a new room name, and profanity will create the room.
 +
 +==== Conferences in Pidgin ====
 +
 +=== To join an existing conference ===
   * Go to **Buddies**->**Join a Chat...**.   * Go to **Buddies**->**Join a Chat...**.
   * Select your jabber.sdf.org account in the **Account** drop-down   * Select your jabber.sdf.org account in the **Account** drop-down
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 By default you will not be notified of activity in conference windows the same way you are when someone talks in a one-to-one chat window. You can change this by going to **Tools**->**Plugins**, selecting to configure **Message Notification** and checking **Chat Windows** in the "Notify For" section. By default you will not be notified of activity in conference windows the same way you are when someone talks in a one-to-one chat window. You can change this by going to **Tools**->**Plugins**, selecting to configure **Message Notification** and checking **Chat Windows** in the "Notify For" section.
  
-==== To create a new conference using Pidgin ====+=== To create a new conference using Pidgin ===
  
   * Go to **Buddies**->**Add Chat...**.   * Go to **Buddies**->**Add Chat...**.
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   * Invite other users to join your conference through **Conversation**->**Invite...** or have them look in the Room List as described above.   * Invite other users to join your conference through **Conversation**->**Invite...** or have them look in the Room List as described above.
  
-==== Looking for Jabber users ====+===== Looking for Jabber users =====
  
 The easiest way to find other SDF Jabber users is to visit the conferences as described above. If you know that somebody uses the SDF jabber server you can add them to your contact list directly by using the address: //username//@jabber.sdf.org where //username// is their SDF user name. The easiest way to find other SDF Jabber users is to visit the conferences as described above. If you know that somebody uses the SDF jabber server you can add them to your contact list directly by using the address: //username//@jabber.sdf.org where //username// is their SDF user name.
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 You can also use your SDF account to chat with people who have accounts on other Jabber servers. Note that some people might call it `XMPP' instead of `Jabber'. One of the largest Jabber servers is Google Talk: you can chat to GMail/Google Talk users this way without needing a Google account. The Jabber address of those users is the same as their email address. You can also use your SDF account to chat with people who have accounts on other Jabber servers. Note that some people might call it `XMPP' instead of `Jabber'. One of the largest Jabber servers is Google Talk: you can chat to GMail/Google Talk users this way without needing a Google account. The Jabber address of those users is the same as their email address.
  
-Created on Apr 18th by vosi & ecelis 
  
-$Id: jabber.html,v 1.13 2019/12/02 16:13:22 thegiant Exp $+---- 
 +Lots of updates from source below: 
 + 
 +$Id: jabber.html,v 1.13 2019/12/02 16:13:22 thegiant Exp $ [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/jabber|Jabber on SDF]] - traditional link (using [[wp>Revision_Control_System|RCS]])
  
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