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+====== Using our xmpp server  ======
+This page is only now being written, 'till then, here is the email I sent out last spring:
+<file>
+We now have a chat server.  It uses the open protocol XMPP aka
+Jabber. It can do chat rooms (group chats), messaging (IM) and can
+reach and be reached by other XMPP servers around the world (like
+google talk).  The big advantage over AIM is that XMPP is
+decentralized.  Your messages only go as far as the servers involved,
+so it saves electricity and network traffic. It's greener and more
+secure! Messages to other cs.vassar.edu users go from the user to our
+server to the other user.
+So why all the confusion? Well...
+There is a lot of variation in the way differing IM clients are set
+up. If you are using a client I have not listed and you figure out how
+to connect, please let me know so I can add your client to this list.
+Now if the clients would only standardize on a naming convention...
+Setup for Ayttm, Emacs, Pidgin and Psi IM clients:
+The address USER@cs.vassar.edu is the part you give out to others.
+USER does not have to be the same as your email name, but please don't
+pick something that is someone else's email address.
+(remember to replace "USER" with what you want for your username!)
+Client     Calls it             Give it
+------    -----------           -------
+ayttm  -  Service               Jabber
+          Screen Name           USER@cs.vassar.edu
+        then you edit the account
+          Connect Server         talk.cs.vassar.edu
+          Use SSL
+        You must then select "OK" at the bottom of the screen BEFORE
+        you try to connect or it will not work.
+pidgin  - Protocal               XMPP
+          Username               USER
+          Domain                 cs.vassar.edu
+        then select the "Advanced" tab at the top
+          Require SSL/TLS
+          Connection server      talk.cs.vassar.edu
+psi     - Server                 cs.vassar.edu
+        then check "Manually Specify Host/Port"
+          Server Host            talk.cs.vassar.edu
+          Encrypt connection     Always
+          Username               USER
+          (username and password are given last for psi)
+emacs   -  jabber-connection-type  ssl
+           jabber-server           cs.vassar.edu
+           jabber-network-server   talk.cs.vassar.edu
+           jabber-username         USER
+or in your .emacs file:
+          (require 'jabber)
+          (jabber-connection-type (quote ssl))
+          (jabber-server "cs.vassar.edu")
+          (jabber-network-server "talk.cs.vassar.edu")
+          (jabber-username "USER")
+-Greg
+</file>