Just do:

	./configure
	make
	make install

Then run the program. It should just return control to the terminal quietly if it's working. I run it from my .xsession. 


Once the server is running you should be able to use any jpop compatable client to send messages. 

The program requires people to be able to get at port 3233 of your machine. It may be wise to block this port from untrusted networks to avoid SPAM. 