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= Fellowship Jabber server = ## page was renamed from TechDoku/XMPP
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= FSFE XMPP server =
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Each Fellow has an account on our public Jabber ([[http://xmpp.org/|XMPP]]) server for instant messaging. Each FSFE supporter and volunteer has an account on our public [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmpp|XMPP]] (formerly known as "jabber") server for instant messaging.
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{{{ = Connecting to the server =
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#!wiki caution
'''Authentication problems?'''

Your password for the jabber server doesn't work anymore? Just
use your usual Fellowship password! This is a new feature of the new
jabber server; read the rest of this page for more details.
}}}
= Connecting to the server =
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 [[http://gajim.org/|Gajim]]		 [[http://gajim.org/|Gajim]] | [[http://kopete.kde.org/|Kopete]] | [[http://pidgin.im/|Pidgin]] | [[http://psi-im.org/|Psi]] | [[http://live.gnome.org/Empathy|Empathy]] | [[http://adium.im|Adium]]
 [[http://www.kadu.im/w/English:Main_Page|Kadu]] | [[https://jitsi.org/|Jitsi]] | [[http://salut-a-toi.org|Salut à Toi]] | [[https://conversations.im|Conversations]] (Android)
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 [[http://kopete.kde.org/|Kopete]]		 or any other :-)
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 [[http://pidgin.im/|Pidgin]]

 *
 [[http://psi-im.org/|Psi]]

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 [[http://live.gnome.org/Empathy|Empathy]]

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 [[http://adium.im|Adium]]

 * ... add your Free Software jabber client here
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 * Username: your usual Fellowship username
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 Domain: `jabber.fsfe.org` (so your complete jabber account will be: `USERNAME@jabber.fsfe.org`)		  * Username: your usual FSFE username
 * Domain: `fsfe.org` (so your complete jabber account will be: `USERNAME@fsfe.org`)
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 * Password: your usual Fellowship password
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 Jabber server: `jabber.fsfe.org`		  * Password: your usual FSFE password
 * Jabber server: `jabber.fsfe.org` (In practice you might not need to specify this)
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 * Port: you can use the standard jabber port 5222, or the (deprecated) port 5223; if you are behind a blocking firewall/proxy, you can also use port 80 or 443 (the latter is more likely to work, since some ISPs filter traffic on port 80). In any case, the server will enforce a secure SSL/TLS connection.  * Port: you can use the standard XMPP port 5222; if you are behind a blocking firewall/proxy, you can also use the BOSH proxy on port 80 or 443 [[http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html]], which can be found under the proxy settings in gajim for example
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 '''Kopete''' When creating the account in Kopete, switch to the "connection" tab in the settings and check "Use protocol encryption (SSL)" and also make sure that "Allow plain-text password authentication" is enabled. The default server information should be ok. Cut-and-paste into the configuration dialog seems to be problematic: type the server name and your password by hand (and double check this if you are getting "host not found" errors).
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 * '''Kopete''' When creating the account in Kopete, switch to the "connection" tab in the settings and check "Use protocol encryption (SSL)" and also make sure that "Allow plain-text password authentication" is enabled. The default server information should be ok. Cut-and-paste into the configuration dialog seems to be problematic: type the server name and your password by hand (and double check this if you are getting "host not found" errors).
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 '''Pidgin''' If you have problems with upgrading to versions > 2.6, it might be unavoidable to delete the account in pidgin and recreate it.		  * '''Pidgin''' If you have problems with upgrading to versions > 2.6, it might be unavoidable to delete the account in pidgin and recreate it.
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 * '''Pidgin + GnuTLS: SSL certificate problem''' Some users reported SSL connection problems while using Pidgin with the GnuTLS library (you can learn something more about this problem [[http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4458|here]] and [[http://blog.vieth.biz/2009/10/02/pidgin-jabber-ccc-de-cert/|here]]). To fix this, you can manually add the jabber.fsfe.org SSL certificate to your pidgin client, as suggested in [[http://blog.vieth.biz/2009/10/02/pidgin-jabber-ccc-de-cert/|this blog post]]; note that downloading the server certificate directly from the jabber server using the "openssl" command won't work, instead you can download the certificate here: [[attachment:jabber.fsfe.org.pem]]
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= Contacting other Fellows =
To find other Fellows, you can either check their login on the Fellow listing at http://wiki.fsfe.org/fellows and try to contact them directly at `USERNAME@jabber.fsfe.org`, or use the Jabber User Directory on the server.		 = Contacting other users =
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The Jabber User Directory is located at `vjud.jabber.fsfe.org` and you can use it to register yourself (so others can find you) and look for other Fellows on the server. Please see the documentation of your Jabber client on how to use this service. To find other users, you can try to contact them directly at `USERNAME@jabber.fsfe.org` OR `USERNAME@fsfe.org`. Unfortunately, both work, but they are practically different accounts, so if someone is using `USERNAME@jabber.fsfe.org` and you try to add them as `USERNAME@fsfe.org` they will not find you.
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= Chat conferences =
If you wish to talk with others, there is also a multi user chat (MUC) server at `conference.jabber.fsfe.org` on which you can join existing chat rooms or open new ones for you and other Fellows. The `fellowship` chat room is a general meeting point for all Fellows, so feel free to join it!		 = Chat rooms =
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== Notes for specific clients ==
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 '''Kopete''' MUCs are available as "group chats" only from the context menu for an account; use the right mouse button on the systray icon, pick an account and choose "Join Groupchat...". Do not attempt to add a group chat as a contact, since that will just get you loads of domain-not-found errors.		 There's a chat room for our volunteers and supporters available through our XMPP server:

 * Server: conference.jabber.fsfe.org
 * Channel: fellowship
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If you have problems with your Jabber account, you can contact <<MailTo(fellowship-hackers AT fsfeurope DOT org)>> If you have problems with your Jabber account, you can contact <<MailTo(contact AT fsfe DOT org)>>


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Category/FellowshipServices

FSFE XMPP server

Each FSFE supporter and volunteer has an account on our public XMPP (formerly known as "jabber") server for instant messaging.

Connecting to the server

In order to use the Jabber service, you will need a Jabber client, such as:

Gajim | Kopete | Pidgin | Psi | Empathy | Adium

or any other :-)

Configuration is simple:

  • Username: your usual FSFE username

  • Domain: fsfe.org (so your complete jabber account will be: USERNAME@fsfe.org)

  • Password: your usual FSFE password

  • Jabber server: jabber.fsfe.org (In practice you might not need to specify this)

  • Port: you can use the standard XMPP port 5222; if you are behind a blocking firewall/proxy, you can also use the BOSH proxy on port 80 or 443 http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html, which can be found under the proxy settings in gajim for example

Notes for specific clients

  • Kopete When creating the account in Kopete, switch to the "connection" tab in the settings and check "Use protocol encryption (SSL)" and also make sure that "Allow plain-text password authentication" is enabled. The default server information should be ok. Cut-and-paste into the configuration dialog seems to be problematic: type the server name and your password by hand (and double check this if you are getting "host not found" errors).

  • Pidgin If you have problems with upgrading to versions > 2.6, it might be unavoidable to delete the account in pidgin and recreate it.

  • Pidgin + GnuTLS: SSL certificate problem Some users reported SSL connection problems while using Pidgin with the GnuTLS library (you can learn something more about this problem here and here). To fix this, you can manually add the jabber.fsfe.org SSL certificate to your pidgin client, as suggested in this blog post; note that downloading the server certificate directly from the jabber server using the "openssl" command won't work, instead you can download the certificate here: jabber.fsfe.org.pem

Contacting other users

To find other users, you can try to contact them directly at USERNAME@jabber.fsfe.org OR USERNAME@fsfe.org. Unfortunately, both work, but they are practically different accounts, so if someone is using USERNAME@jabber.fsfe.org and you try to add them as USERNAME@fsfe.org they will not find you.

Chat rooms

There's a chat room for our volunteers and supporters available through our XMPP server:

  • Server: conference.jabber.fsfe.org
  • Channel: fellowship

If you have problems with your Jabber account, you can contact <contact AT fsfe DOT org>

Category/FellowshipServices

TechDocs/XMPP (last edited 2021-07-02 06:31:58 by nico.rikken)