Re: pidgin 2.6.5 login QQ failed

2010-01-22 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:49:16AM +, Matthew Seaman wrote:
> Chad Perrin wrote:
> >On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 04:26:07PM +0800, wsk wrote:
> >>hi,
> >>   upgrade all software after upgrade to 8.0. and now found that
> >>pidgin login qq failed. any ideas?
> >
> >If you're talking about AIM or ICQ, it seems that AOL has changed the way
> >servers handle logins so that the previous method doesn't exactly work
> >properly any longer.  There's a work-around that involves opening up the
> >Edit Account dialog for the AIM or ICQ account in question, clicking on
> >the Advanced tab in that dialog, and unchecking the "Use clientLogin"
> >checkbox there.  The potential security implications of this work-around
> >are still being explored, and the Pidgin people are apparently trying to
> >get AOL to clarify its "best practices" recommendation for how to handle
> >logins, but in the meantime this work-around might help solve the problem
> >you're having with logins.
> >
> 
> qq.com is a social networking site and a messaging application that's
> very big in China.  Which means it's basically the biggest in the
> world...  It has it's own  chat / IM protocol, nothing to do with AOL.

Ah, I didn't realize that such a protocol existed.  I thought perhaps all
the references to "QQ" were just that bizarre "crying" abbreviation that
I think originated in the Philippines.  My mistake.  Feel free to ignore
what I said about AIM and ICQ, then.

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Re: pidgin 2.6.5 login QQ failed

2010-01-22 Thread Matthew Seaman

Chad Perrin wrote:

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 04:26:07PM +0800, wsk wrote:

hi,
   upgrade all software after upgrade to 8.0. and now found that
pidgin login qq failed. any ideas?


If you're talking about AIM or ICQ, it seems that AOL has changed the way
servers handle logins so that the previous method doesn't exactly work
properly any longer.  There's a work-around that involves opening up the
Edit Account dialog for the AIM or ICQ account in question, clicking on
the Advanced tab in that dialog, and unchecking the "Use clientLogin"
checkbox there.  The potential security implications of this work-around
are still being explored, and the Pidgin people are apparently trying to
get AOL to clarify its "best practices" recommendation for how to handle
logins, but in the meantime this work-around might help solve the problem
you're having with logins.



qq.com is a social networking site and a messaging application that's
very big in China.  Which means it's basically the biggest in the
world...  It has it's own  chat / IM protocol, nothing to do with AOL.

As the OP is installing pidgin 2.6.5 it should work -- there were problems
with qq.com making arbitrary protocol changes that affected 2.6.4.  Probably
best to try asking on a Chinese language mailing list or forum (if you speak
the language) as that's where you're most likely to find other users.  This
one, perhaps: http://www.freebsdchina.org/forum/

Cheers,

Matthew

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Re: pidgin 2.6.5 login QQ failed

2010-01-21 Thread Chad Perrin
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 04:26:07PM +0800, wsk wrote:
> hi,
>upgrade all software after upgrade to 8.0. and now found that
> pidgin login qq failed. any ideas?

If you're talking about AIM or ICQ, it seems that AOL has changed the way
servers handle logins so that the previous method doesn't exactly work
properly any longer.  There's a work-around that involves opening up the
Edit Account dialog for the AIM or ICQ account in question, clicking on
the Advanced tab in that dialog, and unchecking the "Use clientLogin"
checkbox there.  The potential security implications of this work-around
are still being explored, and the Pidgin people are apparently trying to
get AOL to clarify its "best practices" recommendation for how to handle
logins, but in the meantime this work-around might help solve the problem
you're having with logins.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]


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pidgin 2.6.5 login QQ failed

2010-01-20 Thread wsk

hi,
   upgrade all software after upgrade to 8.0. and now found that
pidgin login qq failed. any ideas?

TIA
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