When 'Contact->Block contact' is used, other block-user entries are erased

[shaneonabike]

I discovered a strange bug in Empathy (it could have already been repaired though).

Useful information:

* Empathy starts up automatically when I log in
* Most of the time is starts as Unavailable or Away (I think it restores the last state)
* MSN chat

Problem:

Here's what happens

* Get contacted by a spammer
* Open Blocked Contacts list
* Click on the window to view spam
* Choose Contact->Block contact from chat window

It actually erases (usually) one or two other entries in the Blocked Contacts that were already there. Thus I end up getting contacted from other spammers. I couldn't figure out what was going on for the longest time until I saw that. If I add them manually to the Blocked Contacts list it seems fine.

Sorry I realize it's a bizaro issue to report but there you have it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: empathy 3.2.0.1-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-26.42-generic-pae 3.0.42
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-26-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Sep 14 11:36:51 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: empathy
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-16 (273 days ago)

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

Hi, I tried to make the bug title a little easier to understand; thanks.

[shaneonabike (shanebill)]

Also, to add to this I have now noticed that no matter what only two entries are allowed. If a new spammer contacts me and I try to block them the other entries (I had about 4) are erased.

It's pretty messy since they seem to notice that suddenly I am available and then contact me again...eeeek!

[Bilal Shahid (s9iper1)]

can you make a video of this ?

[shaneonabike (shanebill)]

Sure thing... what is interesting is that the first time you attempt to block someone 'new' it removes others from the list. Then the second time you add someone it allows for more to be added.

[Bilal Shahid (s9iper1)]

can you reproduce this bug ?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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