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Until LDAP is set up, only committee, admin and webteam members will have chat accounts set up. Email andrewjregan [at] compsoc [dot] nuigalway [dot] ie to get set up. Currently only works inside the nuigalway network. Outside this network will leave you in a constant connection state with an eventual timeout.

Initial Setup

Install a chat client that supports XMPP. I recommend Pidgin.

Add your Compsoc account.
- In Pidgin: Accounts → Manage → Add
- Fill in you details similar to below:

Outside College Network (requires tunnel)

First of all make sure you have setup a ssh tunnel to connect a local port to be forwarded to the college proxy server. See How-to: SSH Tunnels.

Follow the initial instructions and fill out the basic tab as in the example above
Fill the Advanced tab as below
- This example assumes that the local port being forwarded in the SSH Tunnels example is 3022.

File transfers have not yet been tested or had the correct settings determined.