# Sample ~/.mcabber/mcabberrc file # Note about this file syntax: # - Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. # - Empty lines and lines beginning with a '#' are ignored. # The jid will be the following: username@server # If your jid's domain name is different from the server name, # you can specify your complete jid as username. # # If password is not given, it will be interactively asked for. # If port is not given, default Jabber port will be used. # # Warning to GTalk users! please see the FAQ: # set username = yourusername # Note: if the password contains leading or trailing spaces, you must # enclose it with quotes: set password = " example password " #set password = yourpassword set server = your.jabber.server #set port = 5222 # If you don't know what a resource is, do not set it. #set resource = mcabber #set priority = 3 #set priority_away = 0 # Set 'ignore_self_presence' to 1 if you do not want to see your own # presence in your roster (default: 0). set ignore_self_presence = 1 # SSL options: # Set ssl non-zero to use SSL (this also sets the default port to 5223). # * Please note that certificate verification is NOT yet supported if # mcabber is compiled with GnuTLS (only works with OpenSSL). # You can use mcabber -V to check. # Set ssl_verify to 0 to disable certificate verification, or non-zero # to set desired maximum CA verification depth. Use -1 to specify an # unlimited depth. # Set ssl_cafile to a path to a CA certificate file (may contain multiple # CA certificates). # Set ssl_capath to a directory containing CA certificates (use c_rehash # to generate hash links). # Set ssl_ciphers to a list of desired SSL ciphers (run "openssl ciphers" # for candidate values). set ssl = 0 #set ssl_verify = -1 #set ssl_cafile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt #set ssl_capath = #set ssl_ciphers = # PGP support # Set pgp to 1 to enable OpenPGP. # To sign outgoing messages, select your private key id with # the pgp_private_key option. You cannot change these options once # mcabber is running. # Note: you can get the Key Id with gpg: "gpg --list-keys --keyid-format long" #set pgp = 0 #set pgp_private_key = "C9940A9BB0B92210" # # You can set your PGP passhrase here, although it's NOT advised. #set pgp_passphrase = "PGPpassword" # # If you don't like the default number of passphrase retries (2), you # can change it here. If this number is < 0, mcabber will keep asking # until the passphrase is good. #pgp_passphrase_retries = 2 # Conference nickname # This nickname is used when joining a room, when no nick is explicitly # specified by the user. Note that when the nickname option is not set, # the username variable can be used. #set nickname = Abitbol # Proxy # mcabber can use a proxy if it supports the CONNECT method # The proxy_user/proxy_pass variables are optional. #set proxy_host = "proxy-hostname" #set proxy_port = 3128 #set proxy_user = "username" #set proxy_pass = "password" # Keepalive # If you need a ping/keepalive to leave your connection open, you # can use the pinginterval. Setting this option to 0 disables the ping. # Default value is 40 seconds. #set pinginterval = 40 # Language # Help files have been translated into a few languages. # You can set lang to one of the following values: en (default), # de, fr, it, nl, pl, ru, uk. #set lang = en # Aspell # If your mcabber has been built with Aspell support, you can enable spell # checking with the following options (you can't change them once mcabber is # running). #set aspell_enable = 1 #set aspell_lang = en_EN #set aspell_encoding = iso8859-1 #set aspell_encoding = UTF-8 # History # Number of lines to remember for the command line history # (default: 0, unlimited). set cmdhistory_lines = 250 # You can set up a mask to filter buddies and display them according to # their status. The mask should contain the shortcut letters of the # status you want to see ([o]nline, [f]ree_for_chat, [d]o_not_disturb, # [n]ot_available, [a]way, [_]offline). # For example, to display everybody the filter should be "ofdna_" (default). # To display only the connected buddies, use "ofdna". # Please note that this option is only used at startup (once mcabber is # running you can use "/roster display"). #set roster_display_filter = ofdna_ # Typing notifications, Chat States, Events (JEP-22/85) # Set disable_chatstates to 1 if you don't want to use typing notifications. # Note: changing this option once mcabber is running has no effect. #set disable_chatstates = 0 # History logging # You can save the messages history: set logging = 1 # Set 'logging_ignore_status' to 1 if you do not want to save status changes # (and status messages) to the log files (default: 0). # You can load (read) the messages history: set load_logs = 1 # If you enable load_logs, you can use the 'max_history_age' setting below. # Default logging directory (logging_dir) is $HOME/.mcabber/histo/ # Defaults for logging, load_logs are 0 (disabled) # Note: the logging directory must exist if you enable logging, mcabber # will not create it. # Note: these options, except 'max_history_age' and 'max_history_blocks', # are used at startup time. #set logging = 1 #set load_logs = 1 #set logging_dir = ~/.mcabber/histo/ #set logging_ignore_status = 1 # Set log_muc_conf to 1 to enable MUC chatrooms logging (default = 0) #set log_muc_conf = 1 # Set load_muc_logs to 1 to read MUC chatrooms logs (default = 0). These # logs will be displayed in the buffer window _before_ any history received # from the server. #set load_muc_logs = 0 # When load_logs (or load_muc_logs) is enabled, you can specify a maximum # number of history days to load into memory with max_history_age. # Default = 0 (disabled -- everything is loaded) # Note: this option is only used when reading history files, not later. #set max_history_age = 0 # mcabber can store the list of unread messages in a state file, # so that the message flags are set back at next startup. # Note that 'logging' must be enabled for this feature to work. #set statefile = ~/.mcabber/mcabber.state # You can specify a maximum number of data blocks per buffer (1 block contains # about 8kB). The default is 0 (unlimited). If set, this value must be > 2. #set max_history_blocks = 8 # IQ settings # Set iq_version_hide_os to 1 if you do not want to allow people to retrieve # your OS version. #set iq_version_hide_os = 0 # # Set iq_last_disable to 1 if you want to disable response to jabber:iq:last # queries (XEP-0012). Set iq_last_disable_when_notavail to 1 if you want # to disable Last Activity reports only when the not-available status is set. # (Default is 0 for both options) #set iq_last_disable = 0 #set iq_last_disable_when_notavail = 1 # Beep # Set beep_on_message to 1 if you want mcabber to beep when receiving # a new message (except in chatrooms). If you want a more sophisticated # system (e.g. play a sound), have a look at 'events_command' below. #set beep_on_message = 0 # External command for events # You can specify a script or process to be launched when an event occurs. # Set 'events_ignore_active_window' to 1 if you don't want the script to # be run for a message to the current active window (default: 0). # # If 'event_log_files' is set, a file is created and contains the body of # the message (incoming messages only); the file name is the last parameter. # If you enable this, you can specify the directory mcabber will use to # create these messages with the 'event_log_dir' variable (default is the # system temp dir, or MCABBERTMPDIR environment variable). Please note # that mcabber won't delete these files, it's your script's job. # # The command is called the following way: # $events_command MSG IN jabber@id [file] (when receiving a message) # $events_command MSG OUT jabber@id (when sending a message) # $events_command MSG MUC room_id [file] (when receiving a MUC message) # $events_command STATUS X jabber@id (new buddy status is X) # $events_command UNREAD N (number of unread buddy buffers) # See sample script in contrib/ directory. #set events_command = ~/.mcabber/eventcmd # #set events_ignore_active_window = 0 # #set event_log_files = 0 #set event_log_dir = ~/.mcabber/event_files # If you set 'eventcmd_use_nickname' to 1, mcabber will pass the nickname # (if it is defined) to the event script instead of the JID (default: 0). #set eventcmd_use_nickname = 0 # External command status check # You can request mcabber to inspect exit status value after each # events_command. If this option is set, mcabber will beep if the # exit value is 2. #set eventcmd_checkstatus = 0 # Internal hooks # You can ask mcabber to execute an internal command when a special event # occurs (for example when it connects to the server). # # 'hook-post-connect' is executed when mcabber has connected to the server # and the roster has been received. #set hook-post-connect = status dnd # # 'hook-pre-disconnect' is executed just before mcabber disconnects from # the server. #set hook-pre-disconnect = say_to foo@bar Goodbye! # FIFO # mcabber can create a FIFO named pipe and listen to this pipe for commands. # (The FIFO support has to be compiled in.) Default: disabled. # Set fifo_hide_commands to 1 if you don't want to see the FIFO commands # in the log window (they will still be written to the tracelog file). #set fifo_name = ~/.mcabber/mcabber.fifo #set fifo_hide_commands = 0 # Traces logging # If you want advanced traces, please specify a file and a level here. # There are currently 2 traceloglog levels: # lvl 1: most events of the log window are written to the file # lvl 2: debug logging (XML, etc.) # Default is level 0, no trace logging #set tracelog_level = 1 #set tracelog_file = ~/.mcabber/mcabber.log # Set the auto-away timeout, in seconds. If set to a value >0, # mcabber will change your status to away if no real activity is detected # (command, message, move in the buddylist...). Note: auto-away only changes # the status when it is "available" (online) or "free_for_chat". # See 'message_autoaway' below. #set autoaway = 0 # Message blocking # Set 'block_unsubscribed' to 1 if you want to block (drop) incoming # messages from people you haven't authorized. (default: 0) #set block_unsubscribed = 0 # # Set 'delete_on_reject' to 1 if you want to delete buddies from your # roster when you reject their subscription request. (default: 0) # (See documentation for /event) # The buddy is actually deleted only if there is no other subscription, # so for example if you are subscribed to this buddy's presence updates it # won't be deleted. #set delete_on_reject = 0 # MUC # Set 'muc_flag_joins' to 1 if you want the MUC rooms to be flagged in # the roster when somebody joins a room. Set it to 2 if you want a flag # for leaves too. #set muc_flag_joins = 0 # Set 'muc_print_status' to see status changes in MUC rooms: # 1: (none) do not display joining/leaving members # 2: (in_and_out) display joining/leaving members # 3: (all) display joining/leaving members and member status changes # (default: in_and_out) #set muc_print_status = 2 # Set 'muc_auto_whois' to 1 if you want to call /room whois each time # somebody joins a room. (default: 0) #set muc_auto_whois = 0 # # Set 'muc_disable_nick_hl' to 1 if you don't want mcabber to color lines # containing your nickname in a MUC room. #set muc_disable_nick_hl = 0 # Status messages # The "message" value will override all others, take care! #set message = Unique message status #set message_avail = I'm available #set message_free = I'm free for chat #set message_dnd = Please do not disturb #set message_notavail = I'm not available #set message_away = I'm away # # The auto-away message is only used when 'autoaway' is set. The previous # message will be restored when leaving auto-away status. If this message # isn't defined, the status message will stay unchanged. set message_autoaway = Auto-away (idle) # Escape timeout delay (ESCDELAY) # The ESCDELAY variable specifies the time, in milliseconds, for which # the ncurses interface will await a character sequence. # The default is 1000 (1 second). # If you want mcabber to react faster after hitting Escape, you can lower # this value by setting the ESCDELAY environment variable or setting the # 'escdelay' option. set escdelay = 50 # Colors # Colors are: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white # For text colors (i.e. not background and bg* colors) you can also use # the "bright" prefix to get a bright/bold color. Example: brightblue # You can use the "default" color, too (i.e. for transparent background). # If your terminal supports 256 colors, you can use the color number # directly (16-255). # # Have a look at the contrib/themes/ directory to see some sample # color settings. # # background: background color of the chat window and the log window # general: text color in the chat window and the log window # info: text color in the chat window for info messages # msgin: text color in the chat window for incoming messages # msgout: text color in the chat window for outgoing messages # msghl: text color in the chat window for highlighted messages (MUC) # bgstatus: background color of the status lines # status: text color of the status lines # roster: text color of the roster (buddylist) normal items # bgrostersel: background color of the selected roster item # rostersel: text color of the selected roster item # rosterselmsg:text color of the selected roster item, if there is a new msg # rosternewmsg: text color of items with unread messages # #set color_background = black #set color_general = white #set color_info = white #set color_msgin = white #set color_msgout = cyan #set color_msghl = yellow #set color_bgstatus = blue #set color_status = white #set color_roster = green #set color_bgrostersel = cyan #set color_rostersel = blue #set color_rosterselmsg = red #set color_rosternewmsg = red #You can color roster items by their status and JID. For example, to have all #roster items white, just all contacts from jabber.org that are away, not #available or do not disturb yellow, you do this: # #color roster * * white #color roster adn *@jabber.org yellow #You can let mcabber color nicks in MUC. #These colors will by used automatically: #set nick_colors = red green blue #This turns coloring of all mucs on #color muc * on # #If you want someone's nick to be the same all the time: #color mucnick my_friend yellow # Style # Note: the "log_win_height" and "roster_width" values below can be set # in real time when mcabber is running. Refresh the screen (Ctrl-l) to # use the new values. # # Log window height (minimum 1, default 5) #set log_win_height = 5 # Buddylist window width (minimum 2, default 24) #set roster_width=24 # # The options "log_win_on_top" and "roster_win_on_right" can change the # position of the log window (top/bottom) and the position of the roster # (left/right). #set log_win_on_top = 0 #set roster_win_on_right = 0 # # By default, the displayed name of a contact in the roster window will # be the jid if no name has been specified. You can use the following # option if you only want to see the username part. #set roster_hide_domain = 0 # # Buddy name format (in status window): # - 0: (default) "" # - 1: "name " (name is omitted if same as the jid) # - 2: "name/resource" (if the name is the same as the jid, use ) # - 3: "name" (if the name is the same as the jid, use ) #set buddy_format = 2 # # Time format: # - 0: (default) Date and time # - 1: Time only # - 2: None #set time_prefix = 0 # # When a contacts sends "/me ", mcabber displays "*user ", where user # is the local part of the contact's jid. # If you want mcabber to display the complete bare jid (user@server.com), # set "buddy_me_fulljid" to 1 (default: 0) #set buddy_me_fulljid = 1 # # Display the status changes in the log window (default: 0, never) # Set 'log_display_presence' to 1 to enable. #set log_display_presence = 0 # # Display the status changes in the chat buffers (default: 0, never) # Values: 0: never 1: only connect/disconnect 2: all #set show_status_in_buffer = 1 # # Set "log_display_sender" to 1 to display the message sender's jid in the # log window (default: 0, no) #set log_display_sender = 0 # Contacts PGP information # You can provide a PGP key to be used for a given Jabber user, or # disable PGP on a per-account basis. # If you provide a KeyId for a contact, it will be compared to the key the # contact uses to sign their presence/messages and it will be used for # all outgoing encrypted messages (that is, the contact signature key will # be ignored). # Please note that the key must match exactly the id seen with /info. #pgp disable foo@bar.org #pgp setkey bar@foo.net C9940A9BB0B92210 # OTR (Off-The-Record messaging) support # (Only available if mcabber is built with OTR support) # Set otr to 1 to enable OTR support. # You cannot change this option once mcabber is running. #set otr = 0 # # OTR directory # You can specify the OTR directory with the otr_dir option # (default = ~/.mcabber/otr/). #set otr_dir = "~/.mcabber/otr/" # Aliases alias me = say /me alias online = status online alias away = status away alias dnd = status dnd alias notavail = status notavail #alias names = room names #alias topic = room topic # Key bindings # Ctlr-q (17) bound to /roster unread_next bind 17 = roster unread_next # Ctlr-x (24) bound to /roster alternate bind 24 = roster alternate # F5 (269) bound to /roster toggle_offline (centericq-like, IIRC) bind 269 = roster toggle_offline # F12 (276) bound to /roster toggle bind 276 = roster toggle # Ctrl-Up/Ctrl-Down bound to /buffer up/down (like Ctrl-p/Ctrl-n) bind 521 = buffer up bind 514 = buffer down # Sample alias to join mcabber channel with "/jmc" #alias jmc = room join mcabber@conf.lilotux.net