1 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
6 <link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/>
7 <link type="seealso" xref="add-account"/>
8 <link type="seealso" xref="irc-account"/>
10 Register an account with one of the supported messaging services.
12 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-21" status="draft"/>
13 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-07" status="review"/>
14 <credit type="author">
15 <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
16 <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
20 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
22 <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
25 <title>Register for a new account</title>
28 You can freely create an account on any of the services listed below.
29 Follow the instructions reported on each website on
30 how to register your new account.
33 At the end of the registration process you should have a <em>user
34 name</em> (or an <em>account ID</em>) and a <em>password</em>
35 that you will use to add the account to <app>Empathy</app>.
38 Click on the name of the service to visit its website.
41 <section id="im-services">
42 <title>Instant Messaging Services</title>
47 <link href="http://dashboard.aim.com/aim">AIM</link>
52 <link href="http://www.google.com/talk/">Google Talk</link>
57 <link href="https://www.icq.com/register/">ICQ</link>
62 <link href="http://register.jabber.org/">Jabber</link>
66 It is possible to use the automatic creation of accounts
67 with this service. Not all the service providers support it.
68 One service provider known to work is <em>jabber.org</em>,
69 the default one of the application.
75 <link href="https://accountservices.passport.net">MSN</link>
80 <link href="https://login.yahoo.com/config/login">Yahoo!</link>
86 <section id="local-service">
87 <title>Local Instant Messaging Services</title>
89 This service works when you are connected to a local network,
90 you do not need an Internet connection in order to use it.
101 For more information, see <link xref="salut-protocol" />.
106 <section id ="sip-services">
107 <title>Telephony Services</title>
110 These services will let you do voice call over the Internet with
111 other people using the same service or even to normal phones.
117 <link href="https://www.ekiga.net/index.php?page=register">Ekiga</link>
122 <link href="https://signup.sipphone.com/new-users/app?class=NewUser;proc=start">Sipphone</link>
129 In order to call normal phones over the Internet, you may need
130 to subscribe to a paid service. For more information, please
131 refer to the instructions provided on the website of the
132 service you will use.