Setting up iChat for Yahoo

Okay I must be missing something because I don't think I'm setting this up right. I registered with Jabber and have an account. Now what are the steps for setting up yahoo and using yahoo buddies? Please can someone explain it in simple terms because I am having a brain **** or something. Thanks

Hi,
See the three links on the left of this section.
You have done the the first link stuff.
You need the Second Link stuff (AllForces) and to do that you need or may need to chose a Jabber Server from the third link that does Transports (To Yahoo)
In the third Link the ones that show coloured Service markers can be accessed from any other Jabber Server such as GoogleTalk.
Ones with greyed out Services marker need you to be logged in to that server (with a Jabber ID from them).
Summary.
A Jabber ID
Set up Transport with a Jabber Server using the Allforces info
You may need to pick a Jabber Server that allows access from any other Jabber server from the third Link.
You then need to add you buddy in the correct form normally with a % symbol replacing the @ one in the screen name and adding the Transport after another @ symbol (screename%[email protected])
9:13 PM Monday; April 6, 2009

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If she does not have a Camera that could be why you don't see a Camera icon for her.
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Same for Show Audio Status and those Buddies that can do Audio Only chats.
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Hi GillAH12
I have observed the same as you have where I no longer see the option to sync with Yahoo contacts when I access itunes via my PC. I currently have an iPhon4s with latest iOS 6.0.1.
I know for a fact prior to what I see now, I never saw a choice of "Google contacts" to sync but the other choices of "Outlook" and Windows Address Book" may have always been in the drop down list. The only thing I could thing of as to why the choice of Google contacts appears there is because I logged onto Google with a shared account (created by someone else) that I use with my other colleagues for a Tech volunteer org I belong too that may have a small list of contacts from our group.
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You are saying that's not the case and if not, whom (i.e with Apple support or some other Apple user) did you confirm that info with?
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I have been PC user for years, but I only recently saw the light...
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Hi,
There is no "FIx" as such.
All the major IM services that do Video somewhere along the line use different protocols in the connection process or in the actually Video Feed.
iChat uses a Process called Session Initiation Protocol. (SIP)
It does not matter if you have an AIM Buddy list ((One with an AIM valid ID as Lgin details) or a Jabber one or a Yahoo one or even if you enable th Bonjour one if you have other Macs on your LAN it will use this Protocol.
This Protocol is compatible with the AIM Application on PCs
There is a thrdr Party App called Trillian which in it's Pro Version can also Video with iChat.
The other side of the coin is that it will only Video to other iChat Users that have Google/Jabber or Yahoo Names.
By the same token Google run a Jabber Server
Jabber servers use a process called Jingle to do Video
Google however have altered their version and it is not that compatible with other Jabber apss that can Video chat
This includes Google's Standalone App called Google Talk (PC Only), the Browser Plug-ins it produces for Macs (Intels only) and PC and the Chat Option on their Web Pages
Yahoo uses a straight Web Feed for Video and STUN for the Audio chat along side.
STUN is close to SIP but not close enough to allow Audio Connections..
NOTE
iChat has had the Ability to Text chat to any Jabber Buddy including GoogleTalk ones since iChat 3
iChat 3 was nearly 6 years ago and no Jabber Video ability has bee added to the app in all that time.
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I can tell you what iChat will do and maybe that will help.
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2) By having the stand alone Application referred on these Discussions as the AIM application (comes in several version for PC, Macs, Linux and phones although each version varies as to what it can do - see side bar at link page).
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Some AIM clients only do some of the features.
FOr instance iChat to PC AIM can Video (Moving Pics and Sound) but not Audio only.
iChat to Trillian on a PC can do both Video and Audio only if the PC end has the Pro version of Trillian ($25)
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1) Chat to other services like MSN or Yahoo!
2) Chat or link to Video phones.
3) Video to Mobile (cell) phones.
4) Connect to other Video conferencing services.
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