= Jabber Servers =

CAcert does not maintain a Jabber server (as yet).  Some known servers:

 * jabber.ccc.de
 * jabber.fsinf.at
 * jabber.org
 * swissjabber.ch / swissjabber.org / swissjabber.de (Server location: Switzerland (no data retention))

= Rooms =

Let me ''(writes Mati)'' take you up on that. The room is created, its JID is:

 * cacert@conference.fsinf.at  You need a Jabber-Account on *any* open server ( etc.).


== Jabber Clients ==

Many clients support Jabber:

Pidgin[1] is the default in most Linux installations and is also available for Windows. Use Accounts->Add (choose protocol "XMPP") to add an account ("Resource" can be anything). Then choose Buddies->"Join a Chat" to join the room cacert at server jabber.fsinf.at (no password required!).

For Adium (a good IM client for Mac OS X) just select File -> Join group chat... -> Roomname: cacert, Server conference.fsinf.at -> Join.

Some other clients that support Jabber are

 * Windows: Miranda, Trillian Pro,
 * Mac: iChat (no account creation), Adium
 * Linux: Gajim, Psi, Kopete, centerIM, mcabber...

Hundreds of Jabber Clients exist. To make your experience a bit easier, we have a small list with a few popular clients:


||Client||Platform (OS)||License||Interface||Client Certificate|| PKCS#11 ||URL|| Notes||
||Adium||OS X||GPL 2|| || || || http://www.adium.im/ || Equivalent to Pidgin on Linux/Windows ||
||Pidgin||Linux/Win|| || || || || http://www.pidgin.im || Ships with most Linux distributions ||
||Gajim||Linux/Win|| || GTK2 || || || http://www.gajim.org || Very good Jabber support ||
||Psi||Linux/OS X/Win|| || || || || http://psi-im.org || ||
||Kopete||Linux|| || QT || || || http://kopete.kde.org/ || ||
||mcabber||Linux|| || ncurses || || || http://mcabber.com/ || '''Doesn't use SSL by default.''' Cannot register accounts, you need another client for that. ||
||finch||See notes|| || ncurses? || || || ? || Pidgin with a command-line interface. Plattforms: same as Pidgin? ||
||Miranda||Win || || || || ||http://www.miranda-im.org/ || ||
||CenterIM ||Linux|| || ncurses || || || http://www.centerim.org/ || ||
||iChat||OS X|| || || || || - || Included in OS X. Cannot register accounts, you need another client for that. ||

'''Note:''' I've excluded the SSL column because most clients use TLS/SSL by default anyway. If a client doesn't use TLS/SSL by default or doesn't support it, please note it in the "Notes" column (perhaps in bold?)

== See also ==

 * [[comma]] communications strategies
 * [[IRC]] what we do with the other crowd.