Internet Messenger setup in Fedora Core 6

The built-in multi-protocol Internet Messenger GAIM is good enough for use with MSN, GTalk and Yahoo. Here are the settings you need to do for each of the serives. Firstly, go to Applications > Internet > Internet Messenger.

Yahoo accounts

1. In the Account dialog, click on Add
2. In the Add account dialog, select Protocol as Yahoo
3. Screen Name: yourYahooUsername
4. Enter the password, select 'Remember password.
5. Save. Your account is created. It will log in automatically

GTalk accounts

1. In the Account dialog, click on Add
2. In the Add account dialog, select protocol as Jabber
3. Screen name is your GMail ID, WITHOUT "@gmail.com"
4. Server: gmail.com
5. Under the Advanced tab, make Connect Server as talk.google.com
6. Leave other options unchanged. Save.
7. Your GTalk account will be activated

MSN / Windows Live accounts

1. In the Add account dialog, select protocol as MSN
2. In screen name, enter your COMPLETE Hotmail ID
3. Enter the password, remember password
4. Your MSN / Hotmail / Windows Live account will be created

This completes the setup of the most popular IM clients around