Advanced options for Jabber and Google Talk accounts.Shaun McCanceshaunm@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.
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 signed by unknown authorities. You can select
Ignore SSL certificate errors to allow encrypted communication
with invalid certificates, but this allows an attacker to intercept your
communication with the server (including your password). You might want to
use this option for testing purposes, or if your server is broken and you
do not care about the security of your communication.
ResourcePriority
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.
Override server settings
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.