On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 10:16 +0200, "Stanisław T. Findeisen" wrote: What are you asking about? Your question doesn't parse with your screenshot. Connect on startup - will connect to the server when you start the program, no further confirmation asked for. Server - server address that you're going to use. Port - port to connect to on it. Location - where you are, not a hostname. Jabber allows you to sign in at several places at once, and stay signed in simultaneously. You tell them apart by this extra information (e.g. home, work, roaming in the library, etc.). Use system proxy - if you have a HTTP proxy set up system-wide, outside of your instant messaging program, for all HTTP programs to use, this client can use it as well by ticking the option. Force older secure connection method - if you're connecting to an older server, you may need to use this choice, or it mightn't let you log on because it doesn't understand a newer one. Ignore security warnings - the client can carry on and log in even if the client determines that security is lacking (e.g. if the server's certificate has expired, or not quite correct, or doesn't have one at all, like the pop-up said), or it can abort when security is considered lax. Normally I would NOT pick this option, unless you could never log on without it. Because you'll be alerted to server hijacks by the security warning. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.21-78.2.41.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.