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-Taken from skyhawk's page at [[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/jabber.html]]
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+The system is open to any redbrick member. You use your Redbrick username and password. A Jabber ID will be in the form username@jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie, so if you want to add another user to your buddy list you would add, username@jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie.
-The system is open to any redbrick member to login to.
+The Redbrick Jabber Server does not accept non-encrypted traffic.
+== Importing your .friends as Jabber friends ==
-== Details ==
+Currently you can not see everyone logged in when you use Jabber. You must add users as "friends". You can copy your .friends file into your jabber roster by running this command on a shell:
-In all cases the username and password needed to login is the same username and password you use to access the servers.
+  jabberimportfriends
-Your jabber ID will be in the form username@jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie, so if you want to add another user to your buddy
-list you would add, username@jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie.
+== Accessing Redbrick Jabber ==
 Below are various methods to access the system.
-== GUI: ==
+=== GUI Clients ===
+There are numerous GUI based clients out there with various features and strengths.
-If you wish to use a jabber capable messenger client here is what you do.
 If the client supports TLS/SASL connections point the client at:
-server: jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie
-port:    5222
-And make sure to turn on the option for using TLS/SASL
+* server: jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie
+* port:    5222
+And make sure to turn on the option for using TLS/SASL.
 If the client supports SSL connections point the client at:
-server: jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie
-port: 5223
-And make sure to turn on the option for using SSL
+* server: jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie
+* port: 5223
-The server does not accept non encrypted traffic.
+And make sure to turn on the option for using SSL.
+Please remember the server does not accept non encrypted traffic.
-== Web Client: ==
+==== If your stuck behind a firewall... ====
-We have setup a beta web client on the redbrick website. The url to access it is:
+If your stuck behind a firewall (say in your place of work) you can attempt to use [[How-To:Port_Forwarding | Port Forwarding using Redbrick]], however this has been met with mixed results so far.
-https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/jabber
-You will see a login box to enter your redbrick username and password into.
+=== Web Client ===
-This client uses javascript to operate so you may need to enable this in your browser and to give our site
-popup access, for anyone who uses popup blocking on their browser.
-This client is made available as is for testing purposes, we hope to either get a better client or integrate the current one better into the site.
+We have setup a beta web client on the redbrick website at https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/jabber.
+The client uses javascript to operate so you may need to enable this in your browser and to give our site popup access, for anyone who uses popup blocking on their browser.
-== Console Client: ==
+:: I've found that the web client does not work in Opera. It does work in IE5 however. --[[User:Cammy|The Dead One]] 16:45, 14 Nov 2006 (UTC)
+'''Please be aware that this client is made available as for testing purposes however we hope to either get a better client or integrate the current one better into the site.'''
+=== Console Client ===
 In the pipeline :)
+== Feedback ==
-If you find any errors with the system, would like to request any features to be added, or have any general comments, please drop a mail to
+If you find any errors with the system, would like to request any features to be added, or have any general comments, please drop a mail to mailto:jabbertester@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie so we can keep track.
-jabbertester@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie, so we can keep track.
 Many thanks to those who have the time to give it a try.
-You can now convert your friends file into a jabber roster by running the command, jabberimportfriends on the command line.
+(Originally taken from skyhawk's webpage[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/jabber.html])
+[[Category:Helpdesk]]
+[[Category:HowTo]]