POE::Component::Jabber->new( IP => '127.0.0.1', Hostname => 'myserver.com', Port => 5222, # (or 5223 for pure SSL connection) Username => 'username', Password => 'password', Alias => 'jabberObj', Resource => 'me', ConnectionType => +XMPP, Debug => $Debug, States => { StatusEvent => 'xmpp_status_event', InputEvent => 'xmpp_input_event', ErrorEvent => 'xmpp_error_event', } )