["Branded" XMPP / Jabber Service]

Short of setting up a VPS or Dedicated Server account and installing software I know nothing about (eJabberd, etc), what options are there for branded XMPP/Jabber services?  ie. [email protected] as my xmpp address

 

Anyone have any idea how DreamHost manages this?  Don't get me wrong, its certainly not worth changing providers.  I've been with a ton of providers over the last million years, HawkHost has been the most stable for me so far (that's what really counts).

 

Are there any free/crazy cheap 3rd party providers for this ... that are reliable?

[IPB RSS Feeds]

Any chance HH could enable RSS feeds for the Location and Servers subforums under Network and Server Status? (or am I missing something?)

It would be nice if I could add these to my feed reader to keep on top of outages and maintenance. I would subscribe by email, but if my location or server is down, that won't do me much good for notification.

[Switching to IPB Soon]

Is it possible to have an RSS feed from IPB? When HH was using VB it provided an RSS feed although it was slow and sometimes missed posts. I see the RSS icon next to the View New Content button but it does not seem to do anything for setting up RSS. I also see the RSS icon in the URL bar (using FF 3.6.3) but it also doesn't seem to do anything.

Any word on this? I recently switched over to HawkHost and like to throw network news into my feed reader so I can keep up with outages and planned maintenance.