[CentOS] gabber/jabber for centos 5.7?

Wed Jan 11 12:45:44 UTC 2012
ken <gebser at mousecar.com>

I used to use jabber for chats.  But I don't find it in centos 5.7 
anymore.  Is it still around?  Or has something else taken its place?

What do people using 5.7 use these days?
Is there anything which handles MSN?

tia.