&gt;- public xmpp servers are shutting down one after the other<p>How fast and what is your source for this? There are 146 public Jabber servers listed on IM Observatory right at the moment:<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.xmpp.net&#x2F;directory.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.xmpp.net&#x2F;directory.php</a><p>I&#x27;ve personally never used a public Jabber server because I want my Jabber ID to refer to my domain.