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cc13900e | 1 | Title: Configuring SASL for Pidgin |
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4 | If you have already added freenode as an account, skip to step 5. | |
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6 | 1. Open `Manage Accounts` (open by default when no accounts are configured, or press CTRL+A) | |
7 | 2. Click `Add...` button | |
8 | 3. Select `IRC` in protocol dropdown, enter `chat.freenode.net` as `Server` | |
9 | 4. Enter your freenode account name as `Username` | |
10 | 5. Enter your freenode account password as `Password` and tick `Remember password` | |
11 | 6. Click on to the `Advanced` tab | |
12 | 7. Change `Port` to `6697`, tick `Use SSL` and `Authenticate with SASL` | |
13 | 8. If this is a newly created Pidgin account, click `Add` and pidgin will begin to connect | |
14 | 9. If this is an existing account, click `Save`, then restart Pidgin for the SASL settings to take effect. |