Do you want to use MSN with iChat?

If you use iChat, you probably don’t have a need for MSN, but, in case you do… and don’t want to use the MSN client… read this.

Pasted below, as well, for your convenience.

Sign up for Google Talk.
Download Psi jabber client.
Launch Psi
Enter Google Talk for the name and click Add
Enter your Google Talk id for Jabber ID and your password (ex. myname@gmail.com)
Click Connection
Enable SSL, Ignore SSL Warnings, Plaintext passwords, and Keep-alive
Set server host to talk.google.com and port 5223
Click save
Login to Google Talkâ€™s jabber server by selecting Google Talk and selecting Status -> Online
Select Psi -> Preferences and select Events
Check Ignore Events from contacts not in roster and Auto-authorize contacts
Deselect Notify when auth received and then click OK
Select General -> Service Discovery
Enter jabber.anywise.com in address and click browse
Select MSN or Yahoo gateway
Right click and select Register
Enter your MSN or Yahoo credentials
You will see all your other contacts get added to your buddy list
Quit Psi
Launch iChat
Choose iChat -> Preferences and select Accounts pane
Click (+) to add a new account
Select Account Type of Jabber
Enter your Google Talk ID and password (ex. yourname@gmail.com)
Enter talk.google.com for server and Add
Click Server Settings for Google Talk account
Enable SSL and allow self-signed certificates. Also verify port 5223 is used
Close preferences
Choose Window -> Jabber
Set status to Online and you will see your full buddy list
IM your friends

Nathan Lavertue