What is Jabber/Google Talk?

Jabber is an XML-based, open-source system and protocol for real-time messaging and presence notification. The first application of Jabber is an instant messaging (IM) system. However, Jabber is also being applied in the realms of wireless communications, embedded systems, and Internet infrastructure.

It is through Jabber that we can access Google Talk, a relatively new Jabber based IM (Instant Messaging) protocol. You will, however, need a GMail (Google Mail) address to gain access. If you have a Google Mail ID and wish to access Google Talk, simply enter your Google Mail address as your username (under a new Jabber account), enter your password and set the host name to talk.google.com and the port to 5222.

Jabber accounts are created directly from Proteus. However, you must first find a Jabber server. www.jabber.org offers a listing of active servers.

Level of support

Open Proteus for me