HOWTO: Chat using Pidgin
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:33 pm
- Click Accounts on the menu bar and select Manage, or press Ctrl+A.
- Click the Add button.
- Protocol: IRC
- Screen name: Your primary nickname
- Server: chat.nightscrawlers.com
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Port: 6000
- Username: Doesn't matter, shows up in /WHOIS
- Real name: Doesn't matter, shows up in /WHOIS
Please note that if you do not set innocuous values for these two fields, you may unwittingly reveal personal information. - Click the Save button to close the Add Account dialog.
- Click Buddies on the menu bar and select Add Buddy... or press Ctrl+B.
- Account: Select your Nightscrawlers Chat account, if it is not already selected.
- Screen name: NickServ
- Click the Add button to close the Add Buddy dialog.
- Right-click NickServ on your buddy list, who should appear online once you connect, and select Add Buddy Pounce....
- Uncheck Pop up a notification and check Send a message.
- Type in the message field: IDENTIFY password
- Check Recurring.
- Click the Save button to close the New Buddy Pounce dialog.
- Click Buddies on the menu bar and select Add Chat....
- Account: Select your Nightscrawlers Chat account, if it is not already selected.
- Channel: #nightscrawlers
- Check Autojoin when account becomes online..
- Click the Add button to close the Add Chat dialog.