How to Get Facebook Conversations

Facebook Chat is an instant messaging feature built into the Facebook Web page. By using Facebook Chat you can send instant messages to any of your friends currently logged into Facebook. In addition, Facebook offers the ability to access Facebook chat using other desktop instant messaging clients. Getting your Facebook conversations sent directly to your desktop instant messaging program makes using Facebook Chat even more fun and convenient. Setting up instant messaging clients to work with Facebook Chat is slightly different, depending on the program.

Things You'll Need

• Instant messaging client that supports Jabber technology

Instructions

Pidgin

1. Launch the Pidgin instant messaging program on your computer.

2. Click "Accounts" in the file menu and select "Manage Accounts."

3. Click the "Basic" tab. Click the "Protocol" drop-down menu and select "XMPP."

4. Input your Facebook username into the "Username" field. Input "chat.facebook.com" into the "Domain" field.

5. Input your Facebook password into the "Password" field. Enter your name as it appears on your Facebook Profile into the "Local alias" field.

6. Click the "Advanced" tab and enter "5222" for the "Connection port" field. Enter "chat.facebook.com" into the "Connection server" field.

7. Remove the check mark next to "Require SSL/TLS" and click "OK" to save your changes.

Adium

1. Launch the Adium instant messaging program on your computer.

2. Click "Adium" in the file menu and select "Preferences."

3. Click the "Accounts" tab then click the "+" symbol at the bottom of the window. Scroll down and select "Jabber."

4. Input "[FacebookUsername]@chat.facebook.com" into the "Jabber ID" field. Replace "[FacebookUsername]" with your Facebook username.

5. Enter your Facebook account password into the "Password" field. Click "OK."

iChat

1. Launch the Adium instant messaging program on your computer.

2. Click "iChat" from the file menu and select "Preferences."

3. Click the "Accounts" tab then click the "+" symbol at the bottom of the window. Scroll down and select "Jabber."

4. Input "[FacebookUsername]@chat.facebook.com" into the "Screen Name" field. Replace "[FacebookUsername]" with your Facebook username.

5. Enter your Facebook account password into the "Password" field.

6. Click the arrow beside "Server Options" and enter "chat.facebook.com" into the "Server" field. Enter "5222" into the "Port" field and remove the check-mark next to "Use SSL."

7. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Other Instant Messaging Client

1. Launch your instant messaging program that supports Jabber technology on your computer.

2. Locate the "Preferences" or "Settings" options and select "XMPP" or "Jabber" as the "Protocol"

3. Enter your Facebook username into the "Username" field and "chat.facebook.com" into the "Domain" field.

4. Enter "[FacebookUsername]@chat.facebook.com" into the "Jabber ID" field.. Replace "[FacebookUsername]" with your Facebook username.

5. Enter your Facebook account password into the "Password" field.

6. Enter "5222" as the "Port" and "chat.facebook.com" as the "Server." Unselect the option to use "SSL/TSL."

Tips & Warnings

• You can find your Facebook username by visiting your Facebook profile. Your username is located directly after "Facebook.com."

References

• The Facebook Blog; Facebook Chat Now Available Everywhere; David Reiss; February 2010
• Facebook: Chat