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COiN3D Guru
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: How-to: Bitlbee - combines IRC and IM |
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How-to: Bitlbee - combines IRC and IM
Introduction
First of all: Bitlbee is not a new IM, instead it is something like an IRC-Gateway. That means, you connect with your favourite IRC-Client on a bitlbee server and on this server you can set up connections to your messenger-services. At the moment bitlbee supports ICQ, MSN, AIM, Yahoo and finally: Jabber.
Too hard to understand? Ok, I'll be more precise.
After you connected to a bitlbee irc-server you will be thrown into the channel #bitlbee. Then, as already said, you can set up connections to your favorite IM-services. When you finished, all people who are in your contact list will join the channel #bitlbee - you'll just have to open a query and then you can speak to the persons on your contact list similar like using an IM
Ok, I've told you enough. Still interested? Then follow the next step.
Go go go!
First, you can either emerge your own bitlbee server or you can just use a public server like me. Pick the nearest mirror from here: http://bitlbee.org/main.php/servers.html .. and connect with your irc-client to the server.
You will be auto-joined into the channel #bitlbee, now it's time to set up your account data. Afterwards you'll have to register your nickname with Code: | register your_password | . Then,
Choose what services you need / want and type the specific command:
Code: | * Jabber
o account add jabber you@jabber.org your_password
* MSN
o account add msn you@hotmail.com your_password
* ICQ
o account add oscar your_icq_number your_icq_password login.icq.com
* AIM
o account add oscar your_aim_number your_aim_password login.oscar.aol.com
* Yahoo
o account add yahoo your_yahoo_screenname your_yahoo_password |
Type to connect to your IM-services. With you can see what account has which number. If you want to delete an account, type Code: | account del ACCOUNT_NUMBER | .
The only problem which bitlbee has is it can't add IM-Contacts, which are stored on your contact-list automatically to the specific IM-Protocol, so when you try to add a new friend you will have to use your account number, which you can view with account list. So the syntax is: Code: | add ACCOUNT-NUMBER ICQ/MSN/YAHOO/AIM-NICK NICKNAME |
When you want to speak to someone, just fire up a query
And don't forget to add Code: | identify your_password | to your server-autoconnect command to get authed each time you connect!
Screenshots
http://bitlbee.org/main.php/screenshots.html
Have fun! _________________ e17 documentation | Be free and use Jabber as your IM! | Combine IRC and IM
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Dhaki Guru
Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 325 Location: Ticino - CH
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Nice!
I'll try it very soon, thanks for the howto. |
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ultraslacker Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Posts: 124 Location: lazy fairy land
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: How-to: Bitlbee - combines IRC and IM |
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re-nice wrote: |
First, you can either emerge your own bitlbee server or you can just use a public server like me.
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I'd recommend running your own server, as account information is accessible on public servers - it's quite simple, just start bitlbeed and connect to localhost on 6667. _________________ �The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.� -- George Orwell |
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bhappy n00b
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:58 am Post subject: Re: How-to: Bitlbee - combines IRC and IM |
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Hi!
Bitlbee is grate ... I'm using it with ERC.
I wonder if it possible to send xml scripts to jabber server through bittlbee?
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best,
bhappy. |
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patroclo7 n00b
Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 68
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject: Still developed? |
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I am sorry if my question is out of place. I have been using bitlbee as local server on a daily basis for 6 months... Now I wonder if it is still developed: the last news on their website is three months old. Do you know if it chance or not? |
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Wi1d Apprentice
Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 282 Location: USA, Iowa
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Is there anyway to make bitlbee beep or make any type of sound when you get a message? I'm supprised it doesn't do this out of the box. At least with irssi it doesn't seem to do this. |
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COiN3D Guru
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 543 Location: Munich, Germany
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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Bitlbee itself isn't able to do this - it's just a gateway and doesn't care about your client. Instead you'll have to configure your IRC-Client properly. I don't know how you can play sounds with Irssi, but I think there is a possibility to get your computer beeping. Try these irssi-settings:
Code: | irssi
"/set beep_when_window_active ON"
"/set beep_when_away ON"
"/set beep_msg_level MSGS NOTICES DCC DCCMSGS HILIGHT"
"/set bell_beeps ON"
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Wi1d Apprentice
Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 282 Location: USA, Iowa
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks alot. I didn't have irssi setup properly. You can get /beep to play sound files by using a script like beep_beep.pl. It's working pretty good now. |
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syouth Apprentice
Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Posts: 275
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Bitlbee rocks with irssi and screen, yeah! |
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asdx n00b
Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 28
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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jabber, bitlbee, irssi and screen ftw! it would be nice to run on a gp2x! |
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HeXiLeD Veteran
Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 1159 Location: Online
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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How about setting it with SSL ?
I 've been having a hard time doing that.
Using Xinet.d to try to load an SSL cert.pem seems not to work so i guess that the only option is with stunnel ? _________________ Do you hear the sound of inevitability?
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