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I have a gmail account that is linked to my iChat. I'd like to use the application to do group text chats. I get an error message saying the server does not support group chats. What should I do?

I have a gmail account that is linked to my iChat. I'd like to use the application to do group text chats, just like you would when on gmail's website, with other gmail users. Whenever I try, it says my server doesn't support chat, and there is an error with Google Talk.


Any ideas?

Posted on Feb 14, 2013 12:04 PM

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Feb 14, 2013 1:02 PM in response to 35Tulskie

HI,


I am not sure Google's Jabber server for GoogleTalk does Group Chats.


This is a Pic from the Psi App about the Jabber.me.uk server

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As you can see the app puts up a separate window for Service Discovery

These "extra" items normally also have to be "registered" for.

This server used to run an MSN Transport that I was using.


As you can see it list Conference as "Extra".


The GoogleTalk one is a bit confusing

The Service discovery normally takes the Suffix part of the name. In my case @gmail.com

This is Blank for Service Discovery.

However changing to the talk.google.com server name give me this

User uploaded file

Still no option for Transports or Conference options.


This http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/talk/8rJ6M1GkhrU suggests it is not standard in GoogleTalk (via Gmail Login or PC App ?) and needs some Lab item.


User uploaded file
8:56 PM Thursday; February 14, 2013

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I have a gmail account that is linked to my iChat. I'd like to use the application to do group text chats. I get an error message saying the server does not support group chats. What should I do?

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