Jessica, I added you to my Jabber contact list. It says "Waiting for Authorization."
I'll nurse you back to health. I'll wear the nurse outfit!
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tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 3:03:08 pm PDT #4175 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
le nubian - Aug 23, 2005 5:05:27 pm PDT #4176 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
google talk people, how are you logging in?
Jessica - Aug 23, 2005 5:08:14 pm PDT #4177 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Under Preferences, set up a Jabber account, using your Gmail address as the username, and talk.google.com as the server.
amych - Aug 23, 2005 5:15:00 pm PDT #4178 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
requires Tiger, apparently.
No, these grapes aren't sour at all.
le nubian - Aug 23, 2005 5:23:29 pm PDT #4179 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica, I'm getting a "can't connect." I am using Gaim. Is there something I need to put in the "resource" area?
Jessica - Aug 23, 2005 5:25:26 pm PDT #4180 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't know anything about Gaim, sorry. (I'm using iChat.)
tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 5:25:45 pm PDT #4181 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Check here for info: [link]
eta: Gaim instructions:
1. Add an account, select "Jabber" as the protocol.
2. Your screen name is everything before the '@gmail.com'.
3. Server is 'gmail.com'.
4. Click "show more options" and make sure "use TLS if available" is checked. Leave "Force old SSL" and "allow plaintext..." unchecked for now. Connection port should be 5222, connection server should be 'talk.google.com' without the quotes.
5. Ta-da! Just login and you should be good-to-go.
amych - Aug 23, 2005 5:28:38 pm PDT #4182 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
... but gaim is on the other machine. It's in a whole 'nother room!
le nubian - Aug 23, 2005 5:30:01 pm PDT #4183 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh! that's awesome. thanks tommy!
le nubian - Aug 23, 2005 5:49:43 pm PDT #4184 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
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