[JDEV] Win32 Clients

[Anders Qvist]

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Reginald Froli 2 wrote:

> Can someone please help in briefly explaining the steps to connect to #jabber on
> irc.linux.com (where can I get a IRC client for Windows)?.

You want mirc2, I think. Most winpeople seem to be using it. Have a look
at download.com. Then have a look at

http://openprojects.nu/services/irc.html

for a list of irc servers where channel jabber is located. Invent a cool
nick, and you're on.

> Can I test the clients only on a running Jabber server ? How to register to the
> server?

I don't know of any public test servers at the moment, but there will soon
be at least one (the one I'll be setting up in a few days).

> Why aren't the Win32 client sources available?

The various clients are released under individual licenses, so they may or
may not have available source. However, the reason for WinJab and Jabba
sources not being released is that they are in rather early development.
 
> I think all this information is not easily accessible for someone not deeply
> involved in the project.

One reason for this is that the current web site has been neglected
because a new one is being furnished. It is in beta right now and should
be up shortly.

For some fancy Win32 clients (built yesterday), have a look at:

http://download.jabber.org/win32/

Anders "Quest" Qvist
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