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Facebook Chat using iChat

Facebook’s chat service is powered by the Jabber. The process is very simple. Just follow these steps:

  1. Open iChat and go to ‘Preferences’.
  2. Select the ‘Accounts’ tab.
  3. Hit the plus sign in the bottom left corner.
  4. Select ‘Jabber’ from Account Type.
  5. Your user name is your facebook username (found under your Facebook Account Settings) followed by @chat.facebook.com.
  6. Your password is your facebook password. .
  7. Point the server to “chat.facebook.com”.
  8. Point the port to 5222.
  9. Do not check the “Use SSL” box.
  10. Hit “Done” and you’re finished.

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