Hello everyone, =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I have collected some information about this problem - no solution though :(
Using Ethereal I have analyzed the communication between my LICQ and the server. It seems that the problem occurs in the initial communication. As I am completely unfamiliar with the ICQ protocol I will describe the packets the same way Ethereal describes them. Sorry if the nomenclature is not correct ;) After LICQ sends the login request and receives the "Self Info" packet from the server, LICQ sends the "Buddylist, Add Buddy" packet (Family: Buddylist, Subtype: Add Buddy) containing my complete local contactlist. The server immediately responds with "SNAC Error: List overflow" message. I tried disabling the icqUpdateContactList method in icqd-srv.cpp file. This prevented LICQ from sending the local contact list to the server, and of course, the server did not complain anymore. However, the behaviour did not change - all my contacts stay offline. It does not make a difference to have the server stored contacts turned on or off (at least to me). I have tried to reduce the MaxUsersPerPacket trying to lower the number of UINs contained in the "Buddylist, Add Buddy" packet. To my surprise, LICQ did not split the packet into smaller ones - rather it only inserted multiple "Buddy List Service" subparts into one packet. Every such subpart contained at most MaxUsersPerPacket UINs. I don't know if this is a bug or it is intentional. Maybe it is worth trying to change the code to make it send multiple "Buddylist, Add Buddy" packets containg just one "Buddy List Service" subpart containing at most MaxUsersPerPacket UINs. The GAIM does not seem to send the "Buddylist, Add Buddy" packet at all. Instead, it seems to be using the Server Side Information Service nearly all the time and it seems to me that the GAIM is completely dependent on the server-stored contact list. From what I have seen with Ethereal, there are notable differences in the way the LICQ and the GAIM communicate with the server. Hope this helps at least a bit. I'll be glad to provide the packet capture files to anyone who is interested (without the password sections ;) I have done my experiments with LICQ 1.2.7-11 (Debian package) and the CVS snapshot from the July 29th. Both behave the same way. Regards, Peter -=x=- Skontrolované antivírovým programom NOD32 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Licq-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/licq-devel
