Use traditional SSL, plain text authentication with an encrypted connection.
Note : Gmail.com saves your message history. It is very convenient for keeping archives - you can connect transports to other IM and all negotiations will be saved in the Chats folder.
Ya.ru (blogs, photo galleries, chat, etc. - a social network from Yandex).
To connect to the service (it's Ya. Online) you need: a mailbox on yandex.ru (ya.ru, narod.ru).
Connection options:
JID: mailing address in the domain @ ya.ru (eg, user @ ya.ru)
Server: xmpp.yandex.ru, port 5223.
Use traditional SSL, plain text authentication with an encrypted connection.
Note : the communication history is saved, available when using the Web interface on the * .ya.ru pages at http: // username .ya.ru / webchat_history.xml (use the corresponding username instead of username).
Fastmail.fm is a free and commercial mail service with many useful features.
To connect you need: a mailbox on the fastmail.fm service, of any type, in any domain.
Connection options:
JID: full mailbox name (eg user@fastmail.fm)
Server: chat.messagingengine.com, port 5222
Use on-demand encryption (STARTTLS), plaintext authentication with an encrypted connection.
Note : the service offers the service of saving the call history (option, disabled by default).
GMX.com , free mail service, also - file storage, organizer, etc.
To connect you need: a free mailbox on the service gmx.com.
Connection options:
JID: full mailbox name (eg user@gmx.com)
Server: gmx.com, port 5222
Use on-demand encryption (STARTTLS), plaintext authentication with an encrypted connection.
Note : for users of the service, transports are provided in ICQ, Yahoo IM.
Gizmo Project , Internet telephony service, voice communication.
To connect you need: an account in the Gizmo Project (created for free).
Connection options:
JID: username in the domain @ chat.gizmoproject.com (eg user @ chat.gizmoproject.com)
Server: chat.gizmoproject.com, port 5222
Use on-demand encryption (STARTTLS), plaintext authentication with an encrypted connection.
Note : transports are provided for users of the service in ICQ, Yahoo IM, AIM, MySpaceIM, GG, IRC, MSN.