Google Talk HowTo for Psi 0.12

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Google's instructions: How do I configure Psi for Google Talk?

This pages describes the steps required to get Psi 0.12-RC1 working with your Google Talk (GMail) account.

For Psi 0.10 Google Talk HowTo, please check this page.

If it is the first time you start Psi, you may skip to the Adding the Google Talk account section, because Psi automatically takes you there if there is no account already set up.

Contents 1 Account Setup 2 Jabber Accounts 3 Adding the Google Talk account 4 Account Properties 4.1 Account 4.2 Connection 5 Frequently Asked Questions 5.1 Why do I get the "failed authenticity test" error? 5.2 My Psi looks different from the one in the screenshots here 5.3 The official client connects on port 443. Can I do that with Psi?

Account Setup

Windows Vista	Windows XP

1. click the Psi symbol in the bottom-left corner
2. select 'Account Setup.'

Jabber Accounts

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Linux

1. Click 'Add' in the 'Psi: Jabber Accounts' window.

Adding the Google Talk account

1. Enter a name for your account in the 'Name:' field (we suggest 'Google Talk'). Also, make sure that the box next to 'Register new account' is not checked.
2. Click 'Add.'

Account Properties

Account

The account properties dialog will show up.

1. Enter your full Gmail email address in the 'Jabber ID:' field (including '@gmail.com' *).

We also recommend checking:

1. Automatically connect on startup
2. Automatically connect after sleep
3. Automatically reconnect if disconnected

• gmail.com is not the only domain which can host Google Talk Jids; please use the appropriate domain part for your account (e.g. @googlemail.com for UK Gmail accounts).

Connection

Open the 'Connection' tab.

Select 'Ignore SSL warnings' checkbox.

Click 'Save.'

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I get the "failed authenticity test" error?

The gmail.com certificate failed the authenticity test.
Reason: Certificate is self-signed.

This is not an error message, this is a warning message.

You can disable the warning by checking 'Ignore SSL warnings' in the Account Properties dialog.

Alternatively, in Linux, you can also save the certificate in your ~/.psi/certs/mycert.crt with the command :

openssl s_client -host gmail.com -port 5223

copy paste everything between --BEGIN and --END, including the BEGIN and END into a file ~/.psi/certs/mycert.crt

My Psi looks different from the one in the screenshots here

The screenshots were taken on Windows XP & Vista. As you probably know, Psi is a multiplatform client running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. The window borders, buttons, everything can look different, but behaves the same way.

The official client connects on port 443. Can I do that with Psi?

Port 443 is reserved for the HTTPS protocol - the secure version of HTTP. The official client maintains a permanent connection on port 5222, just like any other Jabber/XMPP client in usual configurations. When 5222 is unavailable, Talk connects on 443. This was previously an undocumented extension but now port 443 can behave like 5223.

If you're behind a firewall or a proxy, you might also want to configure a proxy for that account.