How do I connect my facebook account with pidgin?

[Michael]

I keep trying to link my facebook chat with pidgin and it just won't work I've tried everything that I could find but to no avail, no matter what I do it just says that it's not authorized. So I ask of you yahoo community please help me in my endeavors.

[Cry Baby Obama]

Launch Pidgin.

2
Select "Accounts" and then "Manage Accounts."

3
Click "Add."

4
Select "XMPP" from the "Protocol" drop-down menu.

5
Enter the following Facebook Chat details, leaving all unmentioned fields blank:

Username - your Facebook username

Domain - chat.facebook.com

Password - your Facebook password (optionally check "Save Password" to avoid re-entering your password when launching Pidgin)

6
Select the "Advanced" tab and enter the following connection details and then click "Add":

Require SSL/TLS - enabled

Connect Port - 5222

7
Click "Close" and restart Pidgin. Online Facebook contacts will be listed in the Pidgin interface and you can initiate conversations with those contacts by double-clicking their names.

[AuroIN New york]

1.Launch Pidgin.


2.Select "Accounts" and then "Manage Accounts."


3.Click "Add."


4.Select "XMPP" from the "Protocol" drop-down menu.


5.Enter the following Facebook Chat details, leaving all unmentioned fields blank:

Username - your Facebook username

Domain - chat.facebook.com

Password - your Facebook password (optionally check "Save Password" to avoid re-entering your password when launching Pidgin)


6.Select the "Advanced" tab and enter the following connection details and then click "Add":

Require SSL/TLS - enabled

Connect Port - 5222


7.Click "Close" and restart Pidgin. Online Facebook contacts will be listed in the Pidgin interface and you can initiate conversations with those contacts by double-clicking their names.