Pidgin Setup for Library IM Services

Pidgin Setup for Library IM Services

Getting Started | Centralized Logging | Usage Statistics | Meebo Me Widget

Download and Install Pidgin

Pidgin, formerly known as Gaim, is a free, open-source multi-protocol IM client. To begin, download Pidgin. Install it, accepting the defaults. These instructions assume you are using the Windows version of Pidgin.

Set up your accounts in Pidgin

You can set up Pidgin to use accounts from services such as AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Google Talk. First register and set up an account with each desired service individually. Then, instead of running all four programs at once, you can simply use Pidgin to do your chatting.

Experiment and Enable Logging

Play around with Pidgin. Sign in and out, and under Tools > Preferences enable logging.

Consider enabling an alert noise to play when a chat comes in.

Proceed to Centralized Logging >>

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This page was last updated Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

Download and Install Pidgin
Pidgin, formerly known as Gaim, is a free, open-source multi-protocol IM client. To begin, download Pidgin. Install it, accepting the defaults. These instructions assume you are using the Windows version of Pidgin.
Set up your accounts in Pidgin
	You can set up Pidgin to use accounts from services such as AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Google Talk. First register and set up an account with each desired service individually. Then, instead of running all four programs at once, you can simply use Pidgin to do your chatting.
Experiment and Enable Logging
Play around with Pidgin. Sign in and out, and under `Tools > Preferences` enable logging. Consider enabling an alert noise to play when a chat comes in.