pidgin aim chat disconnects after several minutes

[platch]

Binary package hint: pidgin

When I am in a chat on my AIM screen name, I tend to be disconnected from the chat room I am in after 5-15 minutes for no apparent reason. After being disconnected, I have to either wait upwards of 20 minutes to rejoin the chat or quit Pidgin and start up again to be able to re-enter the chat room. All other functions of Pidgin still work properly, including normal IM conversations, even when disconnected from the chat room.

Ubuntu 8.04
pidgin:
  Installed: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expected: Stay in chat for as long as I would like, dependent on Internet connection
Happened: Disconnect specifically from chat room, regardless of strong, stable internet connection.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 12 22:50:04 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
Package: pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.