Configuration Pidgin for LAN

[Ethan Blanton]

David Woolley spake unto us the following wisdom:
> Pidgin is basically a client, and needs a server.  Most people
> running private IM services use XMPP based servers.  You will either
> have to nominate one of the user PCs to run the server, or you will
> need a dedicated machine.  I can't imagine that you need a very
> powerful machine.  My guess is that a 20 year old desktop will have
> enough CPU power, although you may need to upgrade to 10 year old
> for memory, as most may be designed for a bloated environment.
> 
> I can't rule out the possibility of a Pidgin plugin that operates as
> a fully distributed IM service implementation, but I can say it must
> be pretty uncommon to use it.

Bonjour is a fully distributed IM protocol, which is extremely common.

I believe it solves the problem at hand.

Ethan
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