Advanced options for Jabber and Google Talk accounts. Shaun McCance shaunm@gnome.org

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 Jabber Account Details

Most Jabber accounts will require only a login ID and a password to connect. For some accounts or on certain types of networks, you may need to enter additional information in the Advanced section. Normally, you will not need to use the advanced options below. For general instructions on adding an account, see .

Google Talk is a type of Jabber account. These instructions hold for Google Talk accounts as well.

 <gui>Encryption required (TLS/SSL)</gui> <gui>Ignore SSL certificate errors</gui>

Whenever possible, communication between Empathy and the Jabber server is encrypted. If encrypted communication is not possible, messages may be sent unencrypted. Select Encryption required to prevent Empathy from communicating with the Jabber server when encryption is not possible.

Some Jabber servers may encrypt data using invalid certificates, or using certificates from unknown authorities. If you trust the server you are connecting to, you can select Ignore SSL certificate errors to allow encrypted communication with invalid certificates.

 <gui>Resource</gui> <gui>Priority</gui>

If you have multiple applications (for instance, on separate computers) connected to your account at the same time, you can set a resource to uniquely identify each one. By default, Empathy will use Telepathy as the resource.

You can set the priority to specify which application should receive incoming messages from your contacts. New messages will be sent to the application with the highest priority.

 <gui>Override server settings</gui>

Empathy will use default settings to connect to the Jabber server based on your login ID. For some Jabber servers, you will need to enter custom server settings manually. These settings should be provided for you by your Jabber provider.