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and subject line Bug#457718: pidgin: Can't login on MSN if your password have
more the 14 characters
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Package: pidgin
Version: 2.3.1-2
Severity: grave
My guest try to connect to MSN using pidgin. Actualy with a 17 characters
password he can't login. The password fields can handle a 14 characters.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing-proposed-updates
APT policy: (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500,
'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.21.3-waver.3
Locale: LANG=fr_CH, LC_CTYPE=fr_CH (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages pidgin depends on:
ii gconf2 2.20.1-2 GNOME configuration database syste
ii libatk1.0-0 1.20.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.7-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcairo2 1.4.12-1 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libdbus-1-3 1.1.2-1 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-1 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libglib2.0-0 2.14.4-2 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.15-3 Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.12.3-2 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libgtkspell0 2.0.10-3+b1 a spell-checking addon for GTK's T
ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libpango1.0-0 1.18.3-1 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpurple0 2.3.1-2 multi-protocol instant messaging l
ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management library
ii libstartup-notification0 0.9-1 library for program launch feedbac
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library
ii libxss1 1:1.1.2-1 X11 Screen Saver extension library
ii pidgin-data 2.3.1-2 multi-protocol instant messaging c
Versions of packages pidgin recommends:
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.15-4 GStreamer plugins from the "base"
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-good 0.10.6-4 GStreamer plugins from the "good"
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
>From upstream:
MSN has a password length limitation of 16 characters. We simply pass on
whatever you type into the password field. If you had put in only the first 16
characters of your 17-character password, you would have been able to connect.
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