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This software is available free of charge to MIT faculty, staff, and students.
How to obtain
Download
- Windows users: Click the Obtain from vendor button on this page.
- Athena access to Pidgin
Using
About this Version
Pidgin is the recommended Windows instant messaging client for use with IS&T's Jabber service.
No support is provided for using Pidgin to access other Jabber servers or messaging systems (via Pidgin plugins) such as AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MXit, or Zephyr.