UARK Jabber: Psi

The following information applies to both the Mac and Windows versions of Psi.

Add a UARK Jabber Contact

  1. If you know the contact's UARK username, click General and Add a contact.

  2. Type the contact's Jabber ID using their UARK username (e.g. username@jabber.uark.edu).

  3. Select "Request authorization when adding." Click Add.

  4. If you do not know the contact's UARK username, click General and Service Discovery.

  5. Double-click UARK User Directory to perform a search. Search by last name for better results.

  6. Click the username and click Add Contact.

Add Other Chat Service Contacts

To add a contact who is using MSN, Google, AIM, ICQ, or Yahoo! IM systems, you must have a valid username and password for that system and register that account in Psi.

Registering other chat services (transports):

  1. Click General and Service Discovery.

  2. Double-click the service you want to register (e.g. AIM Transport).

  3. Enter your screenname or UIN and password for the chat service.

  4. Click Register.

Adding a MSN, Google, AIM, ICQ, or Yahoo! contact:

  1. Click General and Add a contact.

  2. Select the chat service from the Service dropdown menu. When adding a Google contact, select Jabber and enter the contact's full Google e-mail address for Jabber ID.

  3. Enter the contact's screenname or UID, then click Get Jabber ID.

  4. Select "Request authorization when adding," and click Add.

Chat Rooms

Remove Join/Leave Messages

  1. From the main Psi window, click General, Options, then Advanced. 

  2. Click the triangle next to options to expand the list. 

  3. Click the triangle next to muc. 

  4. Double-click the show-joins option to change the value from true to false. 

  5. Click OK.

Related Links

Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging: Mac Setup
Instant Messaging: Mobile Setup
Instant Messaging: Windows Setup

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