Mcabber is a small Jabber console client.

Here are some of the features of mcabber:
 o   SSL support.

 o   History  logging: If enabled (see the CONFIGURATION FILE section),
     mcabber can save discussions to history log files.

 o   Commands completion: If possible, mcabber will try to complete your
     command line if you hit the Tab key.

 o   External actions: Some events (like receiving a message) can trig-
     ger an external action, for example a  shell  script  (you  need  to
     enable  it  in  your  configuration  file).

WWW:	http://www.lilotux.net/~mikael/mcabber/