Behold, another Zimbra-related post!

I recently ran across an article on how to configure Pidgin with Zimbra IM (5.x+) here, but since I run Digsby for IM, the settings and input boxes didn’t quite match up.

After talking to various people and troubleshooting problems of my own, I finally got it to work. Contacts and groups are also synchronized between Zimbra and Digsby, so if you move a screenname on one, it will show up on the other.

Settings:

• Go to the preferences window where you add a new account
• Click Add IM account and add a new Jabber account
• Jabber ID: your Zimbra email (including the @domain.com)
• Password: duh
• Check auto login
• Expand the Advanced section
• Host: your mail server (mail1.domain.com)
• Port: Change to 5223
• Resource: Leave “Digsby”
• Priority: Leave at 5
• Data Proxy: Leave blank unless you need to change it
• Check “Force SSL”
• Keep “Ignore SSL Warnings” unchecked
• Check “Allow Plaintext Login”

Once you save the account settings, connect to the server, and, barring any firewall issues, you should be all set!