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5 You can post messages to %%site.name%% using a [Jabber](http://jabber.org/) client
6 on your computer, mobile phone, or other platform. ([GTalk](http://talk.google.com/),
7 Google's Jabber program, will also work.) This can be a convenient way to keep
8 up with your friends on %%site.name%%.
10 If you don't already have a Jabber account, you can use GTalk or one of the other
11 [public Jabber services](http://www.jabber.org/im-services). You'll probably also
12 need an IM client like [Pidgin](http://www.pidgin.im/).
14 Managing your IM settings
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17 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.
19 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
20 add %%xmpp.user%%@%%xmpp.server%% to your buddy list *before* changing your IM
21 settings; this is definitely true for GTalk.)
26 You send updates by sending messages to %%xmpp.user%%@%%xmpp.server%%. Messages
27 should be less than %%site.textlimit%% characters; longer messages will be truncated.
32 You can do some minor management of your account through Jabber. These are the
33 currently-implemented commands:
35 * **on**: Turn on notifications. You'll receive copies of messages by people
37 * **off**: Turn off notifications. You'll no longer receive Jabber
39 * **stop**: Same as 'off'
40 * **quit**: Same as 'off'
41 * **help**: Show this help. List available Jabber/XMPP commands
42 * **follow <nickname>**: Subscribe to <nickname>
43 * **sub <nickname>**: Same as follow
44 * **leave <nickname>**: Unsubscribe from <nickname>
45 * **unsub <nickname>**: Same as leave
46 * **d <nickname> <text>**: Send direct message to <nickname> with message body <text>
47 * **get <nickname>**: Get last notice from <nickname>
48 * **last <nickname>**: Same as 'get'
49 * **whois <nickname>**: Get Profile info on <nickname>
50 * **fav <nickname>**: Add user's last notice as a favorite