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You first have to choose a Jabber server that offers you the services you need. One of Jabber's features is that servers provide methods to communicate with contacts on 'legacy' messaging systems, such as ICQ, MSN, AIM, Yahoo, ...
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You first have to choose an XMPP server that offers you the services you need. One of XMPP's features is that servers provide methods to communicate with contacts on 'legacy' messaging systems, such as ICQ, MSN, .. (called transports).
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It's not necessary to have every transport you'll require, because you can use transports on a server different to that which you're connected to. With that in mind, you should concentrate on finding a server that's fast, and close to you in location (the two usually go together) or perhaps one that has a good sounding name. There is a good list of servers on the [xmpp.net](https://xmpp.net/directory.php) website.
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It's not necessary to have every transport you'll require, because you can use transports on a server different to that which you're connected to. With that in mind, you should concentrate on finding a server that's fast, close to you in location (the two usually go together), and which provides a sufficient set of features. There is a good list of servers on the [xmpp.net](https://xmpp.net/directory.php) website. A feature listing of many servers can be found at the [conversations.im compliance tester](
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https://compliance.conversations.im)
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Another advantage of the Jabber protocol is that you can be connected more than once with an account, with different resources and priorities. For example, you can be connected at home with resource "At Home" and priority 5, and when you are at work you can be connected with resource "At Work" and priority 7 to get your messages at work.
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* Select *Accounts* under Edit menu (or press Ctrl+A)
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* Select your account and click *Modify*.
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* Choose a resource and a priority (the default values should be okay; you can read the tooltip if you want to know more).
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Another advantage of the XMPP protocol is that you can be connected more than once with an account (multiple devices).
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* You can specify your personal details in the Personal Information tab, set the account preferences in the General tab, and if you use a proxy, you can configure it in the Connection tab, and finally if you want to use OpenPGP, you can configure it in the Personal Information tab.
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* You can now add contacts by clicking on Add Contact under Actions menu. |
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