wtf: chat

wtf messaging
now you can chat with your whatthefuck.com friends and more with wtf messaging! based on the Jabber/XMPP protocol, an open, multi-network instant messaging platform, wtf messaging allows you to chat with users on LJ Talk, Google Talk/GMail, Gizmo, jabber.org, and more -- all while showing off your name at whatthefuck.com. all you need to get started is an IM client capable of logging into a jabber server. we have provided instructions for a few of the most popular clients, and we will offer a web based client very soon! jabber-capable clients Pidgin (windows, linux) [how to] Psi (windows, os x, linux) [how to] Adium (os x) [how to] iChat (os x) [how to] how to log into wtf messaging if the client asks for a service, select Jabber. your screen name or username is your-username@whatthefuck.com. your password is the same as the password you use to log into whatthefuck.com. the rest of the options should be set to the default of your client -- the connect server will default to whatthefuck.com, the port should default to 5222, ssl can be on or off, and resource can be anything you'd like. how to talk to users you can start adding other whatthefuck.com users to your buddy list as soon as you sign in. each person you add will receive an authorization request immediately if they are logged in, or the next time they log in. this will allow them to confirm that it's okay for you to see if they are online. from then on, it works like any other chat service -- you know when they're online, and you can talk to them any time. to add another user, just add their username, or their username@whatthefuck.com to your list. if you have friends on LJ Talk or Google Talk, it's easy to chat with them, too. when adding to your buddy list, just use their full uid, which looks like an email address. LJ Talk users are at username@livejournal.com, while Google Talk users are username@gmail.com. they will receive authorization requests just like wtf users, and you will be able to talk to them from your whatthefuck.com account. Pidgin if this is the first time you're using Pidgin, the order of steps will be different. you can hit cancel on the welcome wizard, and follow the steps as shown, but the wizard will take you through this in roughly the same way. go to the Accounts menu and select Manage. click the Add button to add a new account. select XMPP (or Jabber on older versions) as the account type, and enter your username (your-username) into the Username field, and whatthefuck.com into the Domain field. Enter your password into the fields specified. press Save, and connect to your account! Psi screenshots are from the mac os x version, but the windows and linux versions are very similar. if this is the first time you're using Psi, it will ask you if you would like to use an existing account or register a new one. select use existing. if it isn't, you will need to add a new account. go to the General menu and select Account Setup. enter your username (your-username@whatthefuck.com) and password into the fields specified. select the Connection tab, and change 'Allow plaintext authentication' to Always. press OK, and connect to your account! Adium if this is the first time you're using Adium, the order of steps will be different. you can hit cancel on the welcome wizard, and follow the steps as shown, but the wizard will take you through this in roughly the same way. go to the Adium menu and select Preferences. if not already selected, select the Accounts tab at the top. in the lower left, click the plus sign to add a new account, and select Jabber. enter your username (your-username@whatthefuck.com) and password into the fields specified. press OK, and connect to your account! iChat if this is the first time you're using iChat, the order of steps will be different. you can hit cancel on the welcome wizard, and follow the steps as shown, but the wizard will take you through this in roughly the same way. go to the iChat menu and select Preferences. select Jabber Account from Account Type, and enter your username (your-username@whatthefuck.com) and password into the fields specified. press OK, and connect to your account!

wtf messaging

now you can chat with your whatthefuck.com friends and more with wtf messaging!

based on the Jabber/XMPP protocol, an open, multi-network instant messaging platform, wtf messaging allows you to chat with users on LJ Talk, Google Talk/GMail, Gizmo, jabber.org, and more -- all while showing off your name at whatthefuck.com. all you need to get started is an IM client capable of logging into a jabber server. we have provided instructions for a few of the most popular clients, and we will offer a web based client very soon!

jabber-capable clients

Pidgin (windows, linux) [how to]
Psi (windows, os x, linux) [how to]
Adium (os x) [how to]
iChat (os x) [how to]

how to log into wtf messaging

if the client asks for a service, select Jabber.
your screen name or username is your-username@whatthefuck.com.
your password is the same as the password you use to log into whatthefuck.com.
the rest of the options should be set to the default of your client -- the connect server will default to whatthefuck.com, the port should default to 5222, ssl can be on or off, and resource can be anything you'd like.

how to talk to users

you can start adding other whatthefuck.com users to your buddy list as soon as you sign in. each person you add will receive an authorization request immediately if they are logged in, or the next time they log in. this will allow them to confirm that it's okay for you to see if they are online. from then on, it works like any other chat service -- you know when they're online, and you can talk to them any time. to add another user, just add their username, or their username@whatthefuck.com to your list.

if you have friends on LJ Talk or Google Talk, it's easy to chat with them, too. when adding to your buddy list, just use their full uid, which looks like an email address. LJ Talk users are at username@livejournal.com, while Google Talk users are username@gmail.com. they will receive authorization requests just like wtf users, and you will be able to talk to them from your whatthefuck.com account.

Pidgin

if this is the first time you're using Pidgin, the order of steps will be different. you can hit cancel on the welcome wizard, and follow the steps as shown, but the wizard will take you through this in roughly the same way.

go to the Accounts menu and select Manage.

click the Add button to add a new account.

select XMPP (or Jabber on older versions) as the account type, and enter your username (your-username) into the Username field, and whatthefuck.com into the Domain field. Enter your password into the fields specified.

press Save, and connect to your account!

Psi

screenshots are from the mac os x version, but the windows and linux versions are very similar.

if this is the first time you're using Psi, it will ask you if you would like to use an existing account or register a new one. select use existing. if it isn't, you will need to add a new account.

go to the General menu and select Account Setup.

enter your username (your-username@whatthefuck.com) and password into the fields specified.

select the Connection tab, and change 'Allow plaintext authentication' to Always.

press OK, and connect to your account!

Adium

if this is the first time you're using Adium, the order of steps will be different. you can hit cancel on the welcome wizard, and follow the steps as shown, but the wizard will take you through this in roughly the same way.

go to the Adium menu and select Preferences. if not already selected, select the Accounts tab at the top.

in the lower left, click the plus sign to add a new account, and select Jabber.

enter your username (your-username@whatthefuck.com) and password into the fields specified.

press OK, and connect to your account!

iChat

if this is the first time you're using iChat, the order of steps will be different. you can hit cancel on the welcome wizard, and follow the steps as shown, but the wizard will take you through this in roughly the same way.

go to the iChat menu and select Preferences.

select Jabber Account from Account Type, and enter your username (your-username@whatthefuck.com) and password into the fields specified.

press OK, and connect to your account!