pidgin chat rooms break twice on network failure
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pidgin (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin
Whenever the network drops out and returns, pidgin closes all the currently subscribed rooms and puts () around the room's name. Rather than resubscribing, these rooms become 'locked'. To rejoin the room the user has to perform these steps:
a) close the room tab
b) rejoin the room
c) reclose the room
d) rejoin the room
after step b the room appears to be there, but is actually non functional. The most reasonable behaviour would be to automatically rejoin rooms when th network returns.
njh@thestral:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
njh@thestral:~$ apt-cache policy pidgin
pidgin:
Installed: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1
Candidate: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1
Version table:
*** 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
1:
500 http://
To recreate, ifdown/ifup is sufficient.