Phil Kimmins wrote: > I find none of the above "solutions" helpful with regard to setting up a > workable account. The answers provided are usually one-liners very short on > detail. > What "Above solutions"?
> My questions: > 1. When setting up an account, do I use the account details provided by my > ISP? > What account are you trying to set up? AIM? Yahoo? ICQ? You'd use whatever details you used when setting up the IM account. > 2. I selected the SIMPLE protocol. Is this the correct option? I am running > Ubuntu 8.04 > Do you have a SIMPLE account? Enter the details for that account. > 3. If the "Add a Buddy' option is greyed out, why? > My guess is you haven't added any accounts. > If, in my questions, I have neglected anything needed to set up my account, > could you please correct that oversight in your answer? > In general, you don't set up an account in pidgin - you enter the account details. For example in Pidgin, I use Yahoo, AIM, and ICQ. I create a Yahoo IM on Yahoo's servers, then enter this information in Pidgin. _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
