Issues connecting to facebook and IRC

[David Balažic]

Никола Гюров wrote:
> 
> I downloaded Pidgin and all I wanted to do is just connect to QuakeNet
> IRC channel and facebook chat, and I don't seem to be able to do
> either one.
> I registered in QuakeNet with their web IRC chat, but I can't seem to
> connect with Pidgin, I don't know what the server address is and I
> can't seem to find it anywhere. I read that I should download some
> purple pidgin plugin, I did, but now I don't know how to install it,
> because it doesn't say that anywhere... It's in some weird file format
> that I don't know how to open and I don't know in which folder to put
> it either.
> The other hassle is with the Facebook chat - I try to connect with the
> build in one(says XMPP in brackets), doesn't work, I download some
> facebook chat plugin, says that connection to facebook can't be
> made...


You don't need any special plugin for IRC and QuakeNet.
Use a recent version of Pidgin (latest is v2.10.3) and create an IRC account in 
the menu Accounts / Manage Accounts.
For the server address see this web page : http://www.quakenet.org/servers

Regards,
David