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This service is mainly a simple [[Notifications|notification]] and AniDB pm forward function implemented into Jabber. This way you don't need to run additional software if you are already running a multi-network Instant Messenger ([http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian], [http://www.miranda-im.org/ Miranda], [http://www.pidgin.im Pidgin], ...) or a standalone Jabber client. | This service is mainly a simple [[Notifications|notification]] and AniDB pm forward function implemented into Jabber. This way you don't need to run additional software if you are already running a multi-network Instant Messenger ([http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian], [http://www.miranda-im.org/ Miranda], [http://www.pidgin.im Pidgin], ...) or a standalone Jabber client. | ||
More about Jabber: [ | More about Jabber: [[Wikipedia:Jabber|Wikipedia Jabber Entry]] | ||
===Features=== | ===Features=== | ||
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#get a Jabber client. (recommended is miranda, as it's a lightweight multinetwork client) | #get a Jabber client. (recommended is miranda, as it's a lightweight multinetwork client) | ||
#[http://www.jabber.org/web/Quickstart get a Jabber account] | #[http://www.jabber.org/web/Quickstart get a Jabber account] | ||
#enter your Jabberaccount in | #enter your Jabberaccount in _lower case_ in your profile in AniDB | ||
#* <tt>Profile Settings > Notifications tab > Jabber Instant Message Service</tt> | |||
#add '''anidb@im.anidb.net''' as one of your contacts | #add '''anidb@im.anidb.net''' as one of your contacts | ||
#open a chatsession with it and type | #open a chatsession with it and type | ||
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Since Google Talk is basically a Jabber client, and GMail provides a "chat" component that interfaces with it, you can use it to access the AniDB Jabber Server from GMail. | Since Google Talk is basically a Jabber client, and GMail provides a "chat" component that interfaces with it, you can use it to access the AniDB Jabber Server from GMail. | ||
#enter your Jabberaccount in | #enter your Jabberaccount in _lower case_ in your profile in AniDB | ||
#* <tt>Profile Settings > Notifications tab > Jabber Instant Message Service</tt> | |||
#Open your [http://www.gmail.com GMail] account on the browser. | #Open your [http://www.gmail.com GMail] account on the browser. | ||
#click on "Add Contact" (located on your Quick Contacts bar on the left side). | #click on "Add Contact" (located on your Quick Contacts bar on the left side). | ||
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===General Information=== | ===General Information=== | ||
To minimize the server load the AniDB Jabber Server will only send notifications and messages to users who are subscribed '''AND''' online. However, the AniDB Jabber Server will only be able to tell whether you are online or not, if you permit it to add you to it's contact list. You can check your current status with the '''status''' command. If your status is not listed as '''ONLINE''', you will not receive any notifications/messages. If your status won't change to '''ONLINE''' but is stuck at '''INACTIVE''', check if you have entered your Jabber ID in <u> | To minimize the server load the AniDB Jabber Server will only send notifications and messages to users who are subscribed '''AND''' online. However, the AniDB Jabber Server will only be able to tell whether you are online or not, if you permit it to add you to it's contact list. You can check your current status with the '''status''' command. If your status is not listed as '''ONLINE''', you will not receive any notifications/messages. If your status won't change to '''ONLINE''' but is stuck at '''INACTIVE''', check if you have entered your Jabber ID in <u>lower case only</u> (in your profile on the AniDB site and in your Jabber client). | ||
You can use the '''reactivate''' command to tell the AniDB Jabber Server to re-add you to it's contact list, should you for some reason have failed to grant it's first attempt. | You can use the '''reactivate''' command to tell the AniDB Jabber Server to re-add you to it's contact list, should you for some reason have failed to grant it's first attempt. | ||