Jabber and Twitter via IRC

This article will describe how to configure the IRC client to work with Bitlbee using the example of Jabber and Twitter.

Bitlbee is a tunnel from IRC to other instant messaging networks (the analogy of transports on the Jabber network). You can connect the following IM networks: ICQ, Jabber, AIM, MSN, Yahoo and Twitter. On the user's side, Bitlbee is a regular IRC server. Thus, the issue of compatibility with Bitlbee operating systems is eliminated.

Add a new server in the IRC client X-Chat:

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A complete list of Bitlbee public servers can be found on the Bitlbee official website.

After connecting to the server, you need to register your nickname.
Command: register *password*



For a complete list of commands use the command:
help commands

Connect a Jabber account:


Similarly, connect the Twitter-account.
Command: account add twitter *username* *password*


When you first connect, you need to pass oAuth authorization through the twitter site.

You can get a list of connected accounts:
account list

Or control the on / off of a specific account:
account * * on
account * * off

Official website: www.bitlbee.org