1 You can post messages to %%site.name%% using a [Jabber](http://jabber.org/) client
2 on your computer, mobile phone, or other platform. ([GTalk](http://talk.google.com/),
3 Google's Jabber program, will also work.) This can be a convenient way to keep
4 up with your friends on %%site.name%%.
6 If you don't already have a Jabber account, you can use GTalk or one of the other
7 [public Jabber services](http://www.jabber.org/im-services). You'll probably also
8 need an IM client like [Pidgin](http://www.pidgin.im/).
10 Managing your IM settings
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13 Use the [IM settings](%%action.imsettings%%) page to set your IM preferences. You can add or change your Jabber address and set the flags for Jabber update.
15 When you add or change your address, you'll receive a message from **%%xmpp.user%%@%%xmpp.server%%** asking you to confirm the change. (You may need to
16 add %%xmpp.user%%@%%xmpp.server%% to your buddy list *before* changing your IM
17 settings; this is definitely true for GTalk.)
22 You send updates by sending messages to %%xmpp.user%%@%%xmpp.server%%. Messages
23 should be less than 140 characters; longer messages will be truncated.
28 You can do some minor management of your account through Jabber. These are the
29 currently-implemented commands:
31 * **on**: Turn on notifications. You'll receive copies of messages by people
33 * **off**: Turn off notifications. You'll no longer receive Jabber