Some XMPP servers support transports or gateways to other protocols (e.g. AIM, ICQ). This is neat because it means you can use a Jabber client to a single server and have that server send and receive messages on your behalf to all of the other IM services you use.

There are a couple of ways to support this but the best way, in my limited, uninformed opinion, is for the client to support XMPP's discovery protocol.

Do we have any such clients for our NITs?