2009/1/21 Gar Nelson <[email protected]>: > Pidgin does not encrypt passwords (unfortunately), rather it stores them > in plain text. If you had Pidgin save your password for you, it's > listed out in the open in your Pidgin configuration file. On my linux > system, it is in (my home directory)/.purple/accounts.xml
http://d.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords > > I'm not sure where you'll find accounts.xml on your particular operating > system. Enable seeing hidden files, and look for a 'purple' directory. The FAQ (http://d.pidgin.im/wiki/FAQ) explains where to find accounts.xml. -D > > Michelle Kukla wrote: >> Hello. >> For a few years I have been a satisfied user of Pidgin and have had no >> complaints. >> Recently, my computer was ghosted, and in the process, my password was >> erased. I have tried a number of different passwords but have had no >> success in >> finding the correct one. I have tried many password recovery tools, >> but none have >> worked, and the Pidgin password recovery will not take my e-mail >> address. I just >> want to have my Pidgin account again. Please help! >> >> Thank you >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Support mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >> > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > [email protected] > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
