So maybe I am just no getting it… I have never used Jabber before, but I have tried 3 different clients and multiple servers. I am not getting any flight alerts through IM, but I am getting the emails for the same alerts. Does anyone with Jabber or Gmail experience have any insight for me? 
Search the forum and you will find your answer, grasshopper.
Well, I’ve tried that and found nothing helpful! Have you searched and found something? Maybe tell me what search topics/terms you used?
So I read that one and tried using my gmail account also. In the Jabber IM in my flightaware profile I have @gmail.com](mailto:@gmail.com). I am suspecting that I am not using the alert feature properly?? 