[HOWTO] - Use MSN, Yahoo!, or ICQ in iChat (Tiger only)

[WinWord10]

Yes, file transfers will work on the jabber protocol to other jabber users, but not to MSN, Yahoo, or ICQ users.

[Martino]

Thanks for that. I have done everything as suggested and it works fine EXCEPT none of my MSN contacts are shown in the iChat window. Probably a silly question, but what have I done wrong?
Martino

[j2603]

I did everything, but .. I only see my friends typing a response but it does not show in my iChat

[Timmargh]

Superb, topic.

Thanks!

[Zammy-Sam]

Seems like the choice of the jabber server is the most important part of this. 2entwine.net didn't give me yahoo compatibility. Some other servers had the yahoo logo but I wasn't able to register and now that I finally found one where I could register, I can't receive any messages over yahoo (but I can send them). Any other recommendation on a jabber server?

[Caillou]

Great thread! Thanks for the suggestion to use 2entwine.net.

So I ran thru the motions and got my list of buddies to show up under the Jabber window in iChat. However, there is a "Waiting for authorization" mention under each name. ?? What do I need to do about that?

Thanks the help.
C.

[zforrester]

I followed the instructions from Allforces which is exactly the same as yours but recomends some differrent servers. The method worked fine, up untill I quit iChat. When I reopen iChat, it says I am "available" on the Jabber network, but all my MSN contacts appear offline. Opening Psi also shows all my contacts as offline. This has happened twice using two different servers on two seperate macs. What the hooey is going on here?! if I cant get iChat to play with MSN, I think that a small part of me will die.

Please, please help.

[WinWord10]

Jabber.org maintains a large database of available protocols. Check out http://www.jabber.org/network/ if you require different protocol capability. 2entwine.net does support Yahoo!, according to their FAQ page and according to the "Service Discovery" pane in my PSI. However, I don't use Yahoo! IM so I haven't tested it.

Zforrester, the only thing I can think of is that either you are logged into MSN from another location (the other mac?) or that, for some reason, the MSN gateway needs to be reconfigured in your PSI account preferences. You might also want to try another protocol. Some are more reliable than others.