writing.teiru.net jabber server instructions

If you don't already have an account, send a NaNoMail to NewMexicoKid. Note that you can use your google gmail account! (see below)

Otherwise, you can use this java applet: Start the Jeti applet

or install a jabber client like Coccinella (short for the latin name for ladybug; features a collaborative whiteboard) or Pidgin (known for stability and support for AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and others) or Exodus (Windows-only). Coccinella and Pidgin are multi-platform engines. I personally prefer to use an installed client like pidgin or Exodus over the Jeti applet (greater functionality), but either interface will work.

10/6/2009 update: Check out the instructions on how to set up Pidgin; they're posted at blog.

The jabber server to use is: naperwrimo.org for most new folks (used to be writing.teiru.net)

The chat room we will use in our region is: naperville on the conference.jabber.writing.teiru.net server. When there are word wars going on in that room, folks should use the naperwrimo chat room on the same jabber chat conference server. We now have jabber bots in both rooms (word_war and Write_or_Die).

Here is an example of how to populate the group chat settings. The one on the right is for the account hio@naperwrimo.org (see how the naperwrimo.org is the jabber account's server; but the chat room server is conference.jabber.writing.teiru.net in all cases.

if you are using the Jeti applet. Once you login, right click on the JETI token to bring up the menu. Open the group chat->join option to get the dialog shown in this figure.

To connect to the room, in the Jeti applet window, click on the Jeti button (lower-left) and select Groupchat->Join/Create. This will bring up this dialogue box:

We have two rooms: naperville and naperwrimo

How to use your google/gmail account

You can use your gmail/google account. See this (this is a pidgin configuration screen, but the values should translate to other jabber clients):

Adium

Some mac folks like to use Adium. Sapphire writes: 

[11/18/07 2:13 pm] After opening Adium, navigate to ADIUM --->
PREFERENCES (in the top menu)
[11/18/07 2:13 pm] A box will pop up showing all accounts.
Click the + sign in the bottom-left of that box and select "Jabber".
[11/18/07 2:14 pm] http://www.ifeelthecosmos.com/adium.png <--
fill in these fields. (name@writing.teiru.net I assume)
[11/18/07 2:15 pm] After that, press OKAY and it will show
your account in the blank space on the previous window. If it's not
already connecting, check the checkbox at the left of the account name.

Recently, thePiratess wrote: I took a screenshot of the settings that work for me:

Pidgin troubleshooting

What should you do if you see error messages like: "require encryption which is not available on this server"?

Make sure that in the Accounts->Manage Accounts (from the Buddy list), select your new jabber account, then make sure that in the Advanced tab you don't have any of the top three boxes checked off under XMPP Options.