[orborde]

The Pidgin instructions are incorrect. The "Local Alias" field should be set to your name, not "Facebook Chat", as this field controls what name is printed next to your messages in your local chat window.

Unless your name is actually "Facebook Chat", of course.

[etfb]

What instructions? I couldn't find any, and so I can't authenticate. In particular, I have no idea what the correct server would be.

[rlpb]

Quick answer: use [e-mail] without SSL/TLS. If you don't have a userid you need to create one and log out of Facebook and back in again first.

[johns]

http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php

[brown9-2]

"Local Alias" is only seen by you.