Some people prefer to stick with other instant messenger networks

If you are interested in a persistent chat room, send your request to the Service Desk.You may feel very comfortable with IRC, but Unlike dynamic chat rooms, persistent rooms are semi-permanent and must be created and destroyed by the Jabber service administrator. Persistent or static chat rooms can be set up to support groups or activities. Dynamic chat rooms are the preferred method for multiparticipant chats. Dynamic chat rooms close shortly after the last participant leaves the room. You can set up a dynamic chat rooms by selecting “New Chat…” in your chat client and adding multiple participants.

If they approve the request, you will be able to send messages to them.

Jabber ID: (example: people you add will receive a notification that you wish to add them as a contact.

To add a Jabber contact, enter the following information: Jabber clients support the use of contact lists, but you must populate them with the handle or Jabber ID of the people you want to chat with. Require SSL/TLS communication (port 5222) If your preferred client is not listed above, please use the generic connection instructions below:

It has off-the-record ( OTR) capabilities, for private chat.

This ad-free, open-source, and community-supported app allows only one account to be logged in at a time.

IM+ Pro costs $4.99 and doesn’t have ads.

Other versions of iChat bundled with previous versions of MacOS X do not support Jabber.

iChat AV 3 comes with Mac OS10.4 Tiger and above.

Wincred Plugin (WIndows 7 plugin for encrypting saved passwords).

Windows: Pidgin (offline installer may work best).

Many Jabber clients are available, but Argonne recommends the following: Desktops and Laptops

Argonne-specific configuration instructions.

What is a icq and jabber