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diff --git a/help/C/create-account.page b/help/C/create-account.page index 5a2124f3e..6cfe2e552 100644 --- a/help/C/create-account.page +++ b/help/C/create-account.page @@ -1,15 +1,14 @@ <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="create-account"> - <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/> <link type="seealso" xref="add-account"/> - - <desc>Register an account with one of the supported messaging services. + <desc> + Register an account with one of the supported messaging services. </desc> - <revision version="3.0" date="2009-06-14" status="stub"/> - + <revision version="3.0" date="2009-06-21" status="draft"/> + <credit type="author"> <name>Milo Casagrande</name> <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email> @@ -30,93 +29,115 @@ <p>Section about how to create an account.</p> </comment> - <title>Register for a new account</title> <p> You can freely create an account on any of the following services. Follow the instructions reported on each website on - how to register your new account. At the end of the - registration process you should have a <em>user - name</em> (or an <em>account ID</em>) and - a <em>password</em> that you will use to - create the account in Empathy. + how to register your new account. + </p> + <p> + At the end of the registration process you should have a <em>user + name</em> (or an <em>account ID</em>) and a <em>password</em> + that you will use to add the account to <app>Empathy</app>. </p> - <p> - Click on the name of the service to visit its website: + Click on the name of the service to visit its website. </p> <section id="im-services"> <title>Instant Messaging Services</title> - + <list> <item> <p> - <link href="..">AIM</link> + <link href="http://dashboard.aim.com/aim">AIM</link> </p> </item> <item> <p> - <link href="..">Google Talk</link> + <link href="http://www.google.com/talk/">Google Talk</link> </p> </item> <item> <p> - <link href="..">ICQ</link> + <link href="https://www.icq.com/register/">ICQ</link> </p> </item> <item> <p> - <link href="..">Jabber</link> + <link href="http://register.jabber.org/">Jabber</link> </p> + <note> + <p> + It is possible to use the automatic creation of accounts + with this service and <app>Empathy</app>. Not all the + service providers support it. One service provider known + to work is <em>jabber.org</em>, the default one of the application. + </p> + </note> </item> <item> <p> - <link href="..">MSN</link> + <link href="https://accountservices.passport.net">MSN</link> </p> </item> <item> <p> - <link href="..">Yahoo!</link> + <link href="https://login.yahoo.com/config/login">Yahoo!</link> </p> </item> </list> - + </section> + + <section id="local-service"> + <title>Local Instant Messaging Services</title> <p> - To register a Jabber account you can use the automatic - account creation of <app>Empathy</app>. Not all Jabber service - providers support the automatic creation of accounts, one - service provider known to work with <app>Empathy</app> is <link - href="http://jabber.org">jabber.org</link>. + This service works when you are connected to a local network, + you do not need an Internet connetion in order to use it. </p> + <list> + <item> + <p> + <em>Salut</em> + </p> + </item> + </list> <p> - If you already have a Jabber account you can use the Salut service. + For more information, see <link type="seealso" + xref="salut-protocol" />. </p> - + </section> - + <section id ="sip-services"> - <title>SIP Services</title> + <title>Telephony Services</title> + + <p> + These services will let you do voice call over the Internet to + other people using the same service or even to normal phones. + </p> <list> <item> <p> - <link href="..">Ekiga</link> + <link href="https://www.ekiga.net/index.php?page=register">Ekiga</link> </p> </item> <item> <p> - <link href="..">FWD</link> - </p> - </item> - <item> - <p> - <link href="..">Sipphone</link> + <link href="https://signup.sipphone.com/new-users/app?class=NewUser;proc=start">Sipphone</link> </p> </item> </list> + <note> + <p> + In order to call normal phones over the Internet, you may need + to subscribe to a paid service. For more information, please + refer to the instructions provided on the website of the + service you will use. + </p> + </note> </section> - </page> |