Chat
Uptime (30 days)
About
We provide chat services via XMPP protocol
XMPP, also known as Jabber, is a protocol for instant messaging (IM).
Unlike the majority of protocols XMPP servers can talk to each other just like the EMail does.
Macaw XMPP server supports everything you need for chatting like:
end-to-end encryption, group chats, attached files, voice messages,
message history, multiple devices, contact statuses and much more!
The protocol is so rich there are even some social media built on pure XMPP!
User address in XMPP looks exactly like an EMail (user@domain.zone)
and it’s very easy to remember especially if you have a mail box with the same name.
As simple as that!
How to
To chat in XMPP network you need a program called client.
It is basically a chatting application, like telegram or whatsapp,
the only difference is that in XMPP network any client can connect to any of the variety of servers.
Macaw communication hub provides a web client Movim
to access you account or register a new one.
Registration
Macaw XMPP server supports In-Band registration. It means you can register an account right from your favorite app or web site.
In order to do so make sure you chose macaw.me as account provider in registration form.
You can register your new XMPP on macaw.me server here.
If you face any difficulties you can always contact the administrator for manual registration.
There are many more XMPP clients, completely compatible with Macaw communication hub, give them a try!
Web Clients
iOS Clients
Mac OS Clients
Windows Clients
Linux Clients
- Dino
- Gajim
- Kaidan
- PSI/PSI+
- Movim
- Swift
- Trillian
- Squawk (macaw.me own experimental lightweight client)
(If you see some great clients that are not listed here, or outdated clients that shouldn’t be recommended, please contact me, we can make it right)
Technical Information
- Hosting company: Linode LLC
- Server location: Fremont (California, USA)
- Message storage time: Not less than 31 day
- Maximum upload size per file: 100 MB
- Maximum upload total size: Unlimited (please read the note below)
- Uploaded files storage time: Not less than 31 day
- Support conference: support@conference.macaw.me (Languages: English, Russian, Portugues)
- Launch date: 14 of March, 2019
- Price: Free
Note about storage
In general, I do not intend to remove any of my users’ uploaded files or messages.
Since the launch date, I haven’t removed a single one.
I don’t want to set limitations because all of my users have shown me decency, and none have been found abusing my hospitality.
However, you shall not rely on storing your files here as in a storage cloud,
as I might clean up some of the old uploads if I run out of space.
But it’s definitely not going to be a problem if you just use the messenger as designed -
exchanging reasonably sized texts and files.
Please don’t use the messenger with macaw.me as a service provider for a picture gallery or document storage!
Firstly, there are better tools for that; secondly, you might lose important files.
Please make sure you back up your files somewhere else if you wish to use them again, say, next year.
I cannot guarantee eternal storage of limitless amounts of files.
Also, if I detect you are abusing file storage, I might personally restrict your upload capacity.
Statement about password reset
There is no automatic password reset technology implemented yet on macaw.me!
However, we can provide a manual password reset; here’s how it works:
- You create an account.
- You edit your vCard and set email address(es) there.
- If you wish to reset your password, you can contact me using one of the email addresses you previously provided in your vCard.
- I will check your vCard, reset your password, and reply to that email with your new password (using PGP if you have provided a public key).
- If someone takes over your email address, they can impersonate you and gain access to your XMPP account.