CTWUG Jabber
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About
Jabber is an IM messaging system based on XMPP.
About XMPP
The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is an open technology for real-time communication, which powers a wide range of applications including instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middleware, content syndication, and generalized routing of XML data.
CTWUG Jabber
The CTWUG Jabber server is using Openfire Server software with various plugins enabled. 'Openfire is a real time collaboration (RTC) server licensed under the Open Source GPL. It uses the only widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber). Openfire is incredibly easy to setup and administer, but offers rock-solid security and performance.'
Connect to the CTWUG Jabber server at jabber.ctwug.za.net. This server is accessible from the CTWUG network and from the internet, using the same server name.
You can register and in various ways.
Registration: http://jabber.ctwug.za.net:9090/plugins/registration/sign-up.jsp
Web based client
- Browse to http://jabber.ctwug.za.net.
- Click on Create an account. Then choose a username and password that you want to use on the Jabber server. (Make sure the server setting is jabber.ctwug.za.net)
Once you have done that, simply enter your username and password and connect.
XMPP client software
You can use andy XMPP/Jabber client to connect to the server. As the server is Openfire, there are some plugins that work best with the Ignite Realtime client called Spark.
Spark
'Spark is an Open Source, cross-platform IM client optimized for businesses and organizations. It features built-in support for group chat, telephony integration, and strong security. It also offers a great end-user experience with features like in-line spell checking, group chat room bookmarks, and tabbed conversations.'
Pidgin
Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.
Mobile phone
There are many Jabber client software applications available, free and commercial.
Talkonaut
Talkonaut™ is free mobile calling, VoIP enabled, Google Talk™ like application for your mobile phone. Talkonaut is available for three different mobile platforms: Symbian S60, Windows Mobile 5/6 and J2ME with MIDP-2.0. Talkonaut is known to be working on more than 500 different mobile handsets.
Bombus
(Yes its a russian site.The client is written in English) Bombus is a free software instant messaging client for the Jabber/XMPP protocol. It is written in Java, and runs on Java ME/MIDP capable cellular phones.
Where to find the files
The various client files has be uploaded to http://torrents.ctwug.za.net. Alternatively find the client of you choice at http://jabber.ctwug.za.net/files
Howto
Connecting via Spark
This howto will show you how to connect to the CTWUG Jabber server using Spark and the Red5 plugin for video/audio
- Download and install Spark
- On your first start of Spark you will be presented with the follown screen.
- Click on the Accounts button.
- On this screen fill in the details taht you want to register on the CTWUG Jabber server.
- The server name should be jabber.ctwug.za.net
- Click create account and close the window
- Log on to the jabber server with the details you chose.
Connecting via Pidgin
This howto will show you how to connect to the CTWUG Jabber server using Spark.
- Download and install Pidgin
- You can add various types of IM accounts using Pidgin. For CTWUG Jabber choos XMPP. The server details are as follows:
Pidgin Transports
The CTWUG Jabber server is using a IM Gateway plugin. This enables users to connect to various IM servers (MSN, GTalk, Yahoo, Facebook chat) via the CTWUG network, using a thing called transports. To use pidgin with transports, the XMPP Service Discovery plugin needs to be loaded in Pidgin. To do this, Click on Tools, Plugins. Scroll down to the XMPP Service Discovery plugin and enable it.
Now if you go to Tools, you will have the XMPP Service Discovery menu item at the bottom. Click it, make sure CTWUG Jabber is in the account box and click on Browse.
You will see a list of available services that the Jabber server kan use as transports. Choose the IM protocol you would like to connect with and click register.
You will be prompted for your username and password for that service.
Connect and enjoy!
